Three Dead After Plane Crashes Into Minnesota Home -- Misses Couple Sleeping Inside By 'A Few Inches'

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Three people are dead and a married couple is without a place to live after a tragic plane crash in Minnesota. According to media reports, just before midnight on Saturday evening, a small plane crashed into a home in the city of Hermantown, Minnesota.

The plane had just taken off from nearby Duluth International Airport when it dropped off the radar. Alarmed air traffic controllers became concerned something bad had happened and quickly contacted local police. Related: Police In California Say They’ve Located A ‘Person Of Interest’ In Serial Killings Sure enough, cops in Hermantown soon discovered the plane had crashed through the roof of a home in the small community.

First responders rushed to the scene and saw that a Cessna 172 aircraft had ripped a massive hole in the roof and the side of the house.

The plane cut through the back of the house and ended up coming to rest in the backyard. On the way to the ground, the plane also ripped down several power lines.