Republican state senator from North Dakota Doug Larsen was flying a single-engine plane on Sunday evening when it crashed, killing him, his wife, and two of his sons. Doug Larsen was reportedly in the cockpit when the crash, which happened close to Canyonlands Regional Airport shortly after takeoff, according to Moab, Utah officials. The family stopped at the airport in Moab, Utah to refuel while traveling back from a vacation in Scottsdale, Arizona. Follow our website, SureLoaded, for the latest updates!!!!!
Shortly after 8:30 p.m., emergency personnel on the scene determined that all four aboard the jet had died. The sheriff’s office stated that they are still looking into the crash and do not know what caused it. Public documents show that in June, Doug Larsen was authorized to operate a single-engine Piper Cherokee PA-28-140. If that was the one that crashed, it’s unclear.
Republican state senator Hogue informed his colleagues about the tragedy in an email early on Monday. Senator Larsen had at least one stepchild who wasn’t on the flight Sunday, so he said, “I don’t know where grief begins, but I believe it begins with prayer for Senator Larsen’s grandparents, his living stepchild, and Doug and Amy’s extended family.”
How did Doug Larsen die?
Near a statement that was delivered early on Monday, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum said that a plane crash near Mandan had claimed the lives of four persons. The incident took place, in accordance with the Grand County sheriff’s office, on Sunday night. While rescue operations were in progress, an Air Medical helicopter found the crash site. In a brief statement on the incident, the sheriff’s office announced that Doug Larsen had been elected to the North Dakota Senate for the first time in 2020.
Doug Larsen had over three decades of Army National Guard experience prior to being elected. He and his wife ran a motel, and he served on the Industry and Business Law Panel of the North Dakota State Senate. Read More: The Chesnee vehicle crash that killed three students is still under investigation.
According to the office, it sent emergency personnel after receiving a phone from a witness who witnessed a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Canyonlands Airfield, which is located just north of Moab. The crash of a Piper single-engine aircraft is being investigated; the NTSB stated in a tweet.
The jet crashed about 15 miles away from Moab, a vacation destination with 5,300 residents close to the parks. Burgum commended Larsen for his service and sent his sympathies to the Larsen family in a statement.
