North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash
A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday.
Doug Larsen’s death was confirmed Monday in an email that Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue sent to his fellow senators and was obtained by The Associated Press.
The plane crashed Sunday evening shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Moab, according to a Grand County Sheriff’s Department statement posted on Facebook. The sheriff’s office said all four people on board the plane were killed.
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It's not evident from the article, but I did some additional digging to find additional details.
The plane was a 1966 Piper PA-23 (a 4-seater)....which means the plane was not being piloted by an unnamed 5th person but by either Doug or his wife (and probably by Doug, considering he was a North Dakota Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 112th Aviation Battalion).
they mention near the end of the article that his wife is reputed to have completed her first flight or something according to their social media, and that the NTSB spokesperson said that it wasnt clear who was piloting
Somehow I completely missed that from the article. Thanks for pointing it out.
Extra information from his Wikipedia page:
It says he was an Army veteran, was 46 or 47, and had 3 children. So it seems like his family was survived by one of his children.
Wow. Pretty much the only thing that could make a tragedy like this worse.
Damn you for making me laugh, now I'm an asshole too!
I’ll make it worse—one of the parents was piloting the aircraft.
Just wait until the conspiracy nuts latch on, a la Paul Wellstone
The article mentions a step-child.
Where did they bury the survivors?
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That's dark man. You okay? Need a hug?
i know who to come see when i do, sweet cheeks.. what i need is some Americans who aren't cunts..
I feel bad for you.
you wouldn't know empathy if it bit you in the ass
Find help
i'll bet he had a Christmas card where the little kiddies are holding high powered weapons, sending out their holiday message of black powder love and lead kisses.. i find that particular display to be especially heinous..
people like this will destroy everyone around them for their own vanity..
You are mentally ill. Get help.
you think about me too much
No, you just won't shut up.