North Dakota State Lawmaker Liz Conmy Dies in Plane Crash Near Minneapolis
67-year-old legislator and pilot killed when Beechcraft crashed shortly after departing Crystal Airport
Quick Look
- North Dakota state lawmaker Liz Conmy, 67, and the pilot were killed when a Beechcraft BE33 crashed shortly after departing Crystal Airport near Minneapolis on Saturday.
- The plane struck a wooded area and burst into flames.
- North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong expressed condolences, calling Conmy a servant who cared for her state and community.
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A small plane crash near Minneapolis, Minnesota killed North Dakota state lawmaker Liz Conmy, 67, and the pilot on Saturday, the Associated Press has reported, citing local authorities. The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that a Beechcraft BE33 crashed shortly after departing Crystal Airport on Saturday, with two people aboard. “Liz served her state and community with care and compassion,” North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong said in a statement. We are “saddened by this tragic loss and offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends and fellow legislators,” he added. Security camera footage circulated on social media purportedly shows the moment the plane crashed into a wooded area before blowing up into a blazing fireball, setting trees and grass alight. Conmy’s North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party, said in a social media post that her death was “a profound loss to the state.” The US National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the cause of the crash.
