Police say the plane crashed near 62nd and Florida avenues in Brooklyn Park around noon Saturday, shortly after taking off from the nearby Crystal Airport.

Authorities are investigating a fatal plane crash that left two people dead, one of whom was a lawmaker from North Dakota, in Brooklyn Park on Saturday.

A small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said.

A single-engine aircraft crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing its two occupants, police and flight officials say. North Dakota state Rep. Liz Conmy of Fargo was one of the victims of the crash,

FARGO — Liz Conmy, a North Dakota state legislator representing North Dakota's 11th District, died Saturday, April 25, in a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The crash killed two people on board, according to Brooklyn Park Police.

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month's deadly airplane crash at a New York City airport.