US EditionA small plane crash near Minneapolis kills North Dakota state legislator and the pilot
Police said the occupants did not survive, and investigators closed the airfield for two hours after the crash.
- A single-engine Beech F33A crashed in Southbrook Park on Saturday shortly after departing Crystal Airport, killing both occupants, Brooklyn Park Police confirmed.
- Among the victims was North Dakota state legislator Liz Conmy, a Democrat from the 11th District who was seeking her second term in the legislature.
- Witnesses reported hearing an engine sound growing louder before a boom; one neighbor said "it was a big mushroom smoke cloud." Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Jeff Lea said the plane "couldn't get up in the air."
- The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration launched investigations as Crystal Airport briefly closed before resuming normal operations at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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Two dead in small plane crash in Minnesota
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North Dakota lawmaker killed in Minnesota plane crash
BROOKLYN PARK, MN (CBS News) --The National Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating after an airplane crashed near Minneapolis late Saturday morning. According to the NTSB, it was a Beech F33A plane that crashed. Two people were inside the aircraft, according to the FAA. The Brooklyn Park Police Department said that both people in [...]
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