Two Killed In Sauk Rapids Plane Crash

(Sauk Rapids, MN) - Based on witness accounts, there is speculation that turbulence from a larger aircraft might have caused the crash of a small plane last night in Sauk Rapids.

Authorities say two people have died after their small plane crashed into a home in the central Minnesota city of Sauk Rapids.

Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise said Saturday the people in the single-engine plane were sightseeing in the area prior to crashing Friday night. The victims' names have not been released.

Beise says there was one person inside the home, which was set ablaze by the crash. The man was able to evacuate through a window.

One witness told WJON Radio(Townsquare Media) that she watched as a larger plane flew over her neighborhood toward the St. Cloud Regional Airport when the smaller plane appeared to get caught in the turbulence behind the larger aircraft and went straight down into the house.

The resulting fire from the crash largely destroyed the home.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have dispatched teams to Sauk Rapids to investigate the crash.

Source:  Associated Press and WJON(Townsquare Media)