Doug Larsen, Amy Larsen, and their two children died in a small plane crash in Moab, Utah

Modified Date: 
Fri, 03/14/2025 - 8:05am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, October 1, 2023

North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash

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 the senator was the pilot and all four people on board the plane were killed.

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Investigators did not find any mechanical problems with the single-engine Piper plane in their inspection of the wreckage.

People Involved: 
Doug Larsen
Amy Larsen
City: 
Moab, UT