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6d ago

Robinson R66 Crashes Near Minnesota’s Airlake Airport, No Survivors

An NTSB investigator is scheduled to document the site Sunday.

A helicopter crashed in Lakeville, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon and authorities said there were no survivors.
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Overview

  • Lakeville police located the wreckage around 2:45 p.m. in a rural area west of Airlake Airport near Highview Avenue and 219th Street West.
  • Authorities said the site is non-residential and reported no injuries on the ground.
  • Officials have not confirmed how many people were aboard and have not released identities.
  • The NTSB said the helicopter went down under unknown circumstances and a post-crash fire followed, with the FAA joining the investigation.
  • Flight data indicates the aircraft departed Sky Park Airport around 2:35 p.m., climbed to roughly 2,000 feet, and crashed about eight to ten minutes later.