Current:Home > FinanceFAA, NTSB investigating Utah plane crash that reportedly killed North Dakota senator -MoneyBase
FAA, NTSB investigating Utah plane crash that reportedly killed North Dakota senator
View
Date:2025-04-17 04:53:18
The FAA and NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that killed all four occupants – reportedly a North Dakota state senator and his family – on board in Moab, Utah, according to authorities and the Associated Press.
The single-engine Piper PA-23 crashed around 8:20 p.m. PT on Sunday shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Regional Airport, according to the FAA. The plane's registered owner was listed as Douglas Larsen of Mandan, North Dakota, according to the FAA aircraft registry.
Grand County Sheriff's deputies and Moab Fire Department personnel responded to the crash, according to a statement from the Grand County Sheriff's Office.
MORE: Plane crash in Lake Placid kills 2, including former NFL player Russ Francis
Just after midnight, the sheriff's office confirmed in a Facebook post that rescue efforts were completed and the four occupants on board did not survive the crash.
"Further information will be provided as soon as family members have been notified," the sheriff's office wrote.
Larsen, a North Dakota state senator, his wife and two children were the four people who were killed in the crash, the Associated Press reported, citing an email the outlet obtained.
MORE: 2 found dead after plane crash launched massive search
"Senator Doug Larsen, his wife Amy, and their two young children died in a plane crash last evening in Utah," Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue wrote in the email to state senators, according to the AP. "They were visiting family in Scottsdale and returning home. They stopped to refuel in Utah."
ABC News has not confirmed the identifies of the four people who were killed.
Calls to Hogue and a Senate spokesperson were not immediately returned.
veryGood! (776)
Related
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- A cat-astrophe? Cats eat over 2,000 species worldwide, study finds
- What Zoë Kravitz, Hailey Bieber and More Have Said About Being Nepo Babies
- Court denies review of Pac-12 appeal, handing league control to Oregon State, Washington State
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
- Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi’s first provincial elections in a decade
- Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
- Jake Paul vs. Andre August live updates: Start time, live stream, highlights, results
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Matthew Perry Was Reportedly Clean for 19 Months Before His Death
Ranking
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Ex-Synanon members give rare look inside notorious California cult
- Michigan State trustees approve release of Larry Nassar documents to state official
- A Thai senator linked to a Myanmar tycoon is indicted for drug trafficking and money laundering
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Finland reports a rush of migrant crossings hours before the reclosure of 2 border posts with Russia
- Retriever raising pack of African painted dog pups at Indiana zoo after parents ignored them
- NCAA women's volleyball championship: What to know about Texas vs. Nebraska
Recommendation
'Most Whopper
Iran says it has executed an Israeli Mossad spy
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Howard Weaver, Pulitzer Prize winner with the Anchorage Daily News, dies at age 73
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Woman killed by crossbow in western NY, and her boyfriend is charged with murder
Court revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports
Dramatic life change for Tourette syndrome teen after deep brain stimulator implanted