He was the only soul-on-board? Sad. RIP.
Posted on 03/30/2025 2:15:46 PM PDT by DFG
A top banker was killed in a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon.
Terry Dolan, the Vice Chair and Chief Administration Officer of US Bancorp, was the pilot in the craft that crashed into a home yesterday, the company said on Sunday.
The single-engine aircraft plummeted from the sky in a quiet residential neighborhood of Brooklyn Park around 12:30pm.
The entire home erupted into flames, leaving billows of black smoke rising in the air, causing first responders to evacuate the area.
There were no survivors on the plane, the fire chief said at a press conference. Luckily, no one was inside the home at the time of the crash.
The plane was a SOCATA TBM7, a single-engine business aircraft. It departed from Des Moines International Airport and was headed for Minneapolis.
According to the bank's website, Dolan was vice chair and chief administration officer (CAO) of U.S. Bancorp - and he became CAO in 2023.
'His role includes oversight of corporate strategy, marketing, analytics, corporate social responsibility, digital capabilities and growth, public affairs and communications, and transformation,' his biography said.
It continued: 'Dolan previously served as vice chair, chief financial officer, as well as vice chair of Wealth Management and Investment Services, executive vice president and controller.
'He has been a leader in the bank’s focus on driving growth and digital transformation, and reinforcing its strong financial position, with returns on assets and equity among the highest in the industry.
'He has also been a leader in its community development work and investments in affordable housing, economic development and renewable energy tax credit financing.'
Dolan was also known for his charity and community work - including helping the homeless, investing in arts and culture, and elevating higher education.
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Just because you can afford an airplane doesn’t mean you can fly one.
He was the only soul-on-board? Sad. RIP.
Guy looks a bit too gay to be flying that type of plane without someone helping him.
Flying a plane is simple. Very intuitive if you have half a brain.
many private pilots end up killing multiple members of their family
Except for the landing/controlled crash. Your half a brain forgot that part.
Very easy to get into big trouble with a high performance turbo prop like that. The wing configuration does not lend itself to errors at marginal airspeeds such as landing. Recovering from such stall at low altitude may not be possible. A moments inattention and it stalls. These planes may be nicknamed “banker killers” just like Bonanzas are “Doctor killers”.
3 days before the big election.
What a nasty comment. Reminds me of when the United Healthcare guy was shot to death; people had very little empathy because, well he was part of the health care insurance industry.
I believe there may have been severe icing conditions, at altitude, at the time, though no mention of it.
7 of 10
It’s very simple if YOU fly the plane at all phases except maybe cruise. If you use all the geegaws and gizmos that interact with one another and the control surfaces and the power settings things can get very complicated not to mention confusing. Especially if something is switched off that ought to be on or on that ought to be off or you’ve input the wrong number somewhere and are getting anxious and behind the flight…
They sure do. The family flying vacation that is so important they are not going to let a little bit of weather get in their way.
Aviate, navigate, communicate ... as they say.
That’s a cool looking plane.
He had taken off from Des Moines but that was a stop on the way back from Florida. Fatigue maybe a factor?
Suicide???
The Occupy Democrats will be popping champagne bottles.
Yes they are still around , last year on X I trolled them a lot but they all stopped responding to me.
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