India, April 26 -- A small aircraft crashed near Crystal Airport in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, triggering an emergency response and prompting a federal investigation as officials work to piece together what happened.

Early visuals from the scene showed a plume of smoke rising into the air near a residential neighborhood. Social media account Rapid Report posted on X, "Plane crash near Crystal Airport, Minnesota sends smoke plume into air" alongside a video capturing smoke rising from the crash site.

According to FOX 9 Minnesota, multiple law enforcement agencies and firefighters responded to the crash site just north of Crystal Airport, near County Road 81.

A photographer from KSTP also witnessed a plume of smoke before spotting first r...