Sen. Doug Larsen was the pilot of the single-engine plane that crashed outside the city of Moab, killing all four occupants.
North Dakota state senator Doug Larsen, his wife, Amy Larsen, and their two young children died Sunday in a plane crash in Utah, according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.
The single-engine plane, a Piper PA-28, crashed about 8:20 p.m. shortly after takeoff from Canyonlands Regional Airport near the city of Moab, the Federal Aviation AdministrationThe senator, who was an aviation officer in the North Dakota Army National Guard, was the pilot. He and his family were the plane’s only occupants.
The family visited Moab by car after landing and departed after refueling the plane, said Fabian Salazar, an air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. The cause of the crash is unknown, he told a The NTSB is leading the investigation, with a preliminary report expected in two weeks and a detailed report in up to 18 months, Salazar said. The investigation would include the pilot’s history, the aircraft and its maintenance history, as well as the weather, he added.Emergency services were notified within minutes of the crash and attended a “very tough scene,” Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins told reporters.Larsen, a Republican, was elected to the North Dakota Senate in 2020.
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