SHOCKING footage shows the aftermath following a helicopter crash that killed all onboard.
The chopper went down and burst into flames in Lakeville, Minnesota just minutes after take off on Saturday afternoon.
Lakeville Police confirmed that there were no survivors but authorities are still working out how many people were onboard.
The aircraft has been identified as a Robinson R66 which can carry up to five people, including the pilot.
It plummeted from the sky around 2:45pm, approximately eight minutes after taking off from Sky Park Airport.
“The preliminary information we have is the helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances and a post-crash fire ensued,” the National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement.
According to data from FlightAware, the single-engine aircraft was en route to Airlake Airport and had taken off around 2:35pm.
The wreckage was located just west of the destination airport.
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The identities of the victims have not been released[/caption]
The wreckage was located close to the Airlake Airport[/caption]
