Minneapolis plane crash: US legislator Liz Conmy dies as aircraft explodes into fireball
Aviation Safety Network Report
Date: Saturday 25 April 2026
Time: c. 11:51 LT
Type: Beechcraft F33A Bonanza
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N8032X
MSN: CE-1551
Year of manufacture: 1991
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category: Accident
Location: near Crystal Airport (MIC/KMIC), Minneapolis, MN - United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Private
Departure airport: Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, MN (KMIC)
Destination airport: Park Rapids Municipal Konshok Field, MN (KPKD)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Beechcraft F33A Bonanza, N8032X, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 32 at Crystal Airport (MIC/KMIC), Crystal, Minnesota. The two occupants onboard sustained fatal injuries.
ADS-B data shows that the airplane entered a left immediately after takeoff and crashed in the Southbrook Park. ATC recording shows that the pilot made a mumbled transmission and was cleared to land on any runway after takeoff.
Weather conditions at the time included: 0 winds, 10 miles visibility, a broken cloudlayer at 11,000ft AGL, temperature 13°C, dewpoint -2°C, and an altimeter setting of 30.01 inches of mercury.
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/569593
https://www.fox9.com/news/plane-crash-reported-just-north-crystal-airport
https://www.kttc.com/2026/04/25/two-killed-small-plane-crash-near-crystal-airport/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVFu3tjknN8
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8032X
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N8032X/history/20260425/1710Z/KMIC/KPKD
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aaefb6&lat=45.062&lon=-93.356&zoom=16.1&showTrace=2026-04-25&trackLabels&geomEGM
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/98356_1660619855.jpg (photo)