Before a North Dakota lawmaker was killed in Utah plane crash, he told his sister: 'Stay safe'

Before a North Dakota lawmaker was killed in Utah plane crash, he told his sister: 'Stay safe'

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who had flown to Arizona to be part of his sister’s sendoff before she deployed overseas gave the woman a hug and told her to “stay safe.” Hours later, state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife, and their two young sons were killed on their way home when the single-engine Piper Cherokee he was flying crashed in Utah on Sunday after a refueling stop. Peggy Steimel said it was the first time Larsen, of Mandan, …

Before a North Dakota lawmaker was killed in Utah plane crash, he told his sister: ‘Stay safe’

A North Dakota lawmaker who had recently received his commercial pilot’s license was flying his own plane home from a family celebration in Arizona when it crashed in Utah, killing him, his wife and their two young sons.

North Dakota lawmaker killed in Utah plane crash had recently earned commercial pilot's license

North Dakota state Senator Doug Larsen, his wife, and two sons were killed in a plane crash in Utah. Larsen, a licensed pilot, was flying his single-engine Piper Cherokee home from a family celebration in Arizona when the crash occurred. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

North Dakota state senator who died in Utah plane crash recently earned commercial pilot’s license: report

The North Dakota state senator who died alongside his wife and two young children in a plane crash in Utah over the weekend had recently earned his commercial pilot’s license and aspired to fly for a major airline, a report says.  Republican state Sen. Jim Roers revealed the detail to The Associated Press as the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused a plane operated by Doug Larsen to crash near Moab on Sunday, killing…