{"id":27310,"date":"2026-04-27T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:00:30","slug":"us-state-lawmaker-killed-in-plane-crash-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/us-state-lawmaker-killed-in-plane-crash-video\/","title":{"rendered":"US state lawmaker killed in plane crash (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>A single-engine aircraft exploded soon after takeoff in Minnesota, killing Liz Conmy, a Democratic lawmaker from North Dakota<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A small plane crash near Minneapolis, Minnesota killed North Dakota state lawmaker Liz Conmy, 67, and the pilot on Saturday, AP reports, citing the local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that a Beechcraft BE33 crashed shortly after departing Crystal Airport on Saturday, with two people aboard.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLiz served her state and community with care and compassion,\u201d<\/em> North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong said in a statement. We are <em>\u201csaddened by this tragic loss and offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends and fellow legislators,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>Security camera footage circulating 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 on fire.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/69ee71e885f5402d8022d673.MP4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Conmy\u2019s North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party, said in a social media post that her death was <em>\u201ca profound loss to the state.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The US National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A single-engine aircraft exploded soon after takeoff in Minnesota, killing Liz Conmy, a Democratic lawmaker from North Dakota A small plane crash near Minneapolis, Minnesota killed North Dakota state lawmaker Liz Conmy, 67, and the pilot on Saturday, AP reports, citing the local authorities. 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