A man killed when his small plane crashed in Minnesota was spreading his father's ashes, authorities say

• Two people were killed August 28 when their small aircraft crashed in Minnesota, officials said.
• A sheriff's representative said one of the people, Lee Cemensky, was scattering his father's ashes.

Authorities said one of the two people killed in an airplane crash in north central Minnesota last week was scattering his father's ashes during the flight.

Various news outlets cited local officials as saying that Lee Cemensky, 58, was riding with the aircraft's pilot, Douglas Johnson, 61, on August 28 in a "homemade" and "ultralight" aircraft that crashed in a wooded area near the town of Emily. Both men were killed.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the craft as a Krucker Cygnet, an amphibious ultralight craft designed for self-assembly.

Lt. Craig Katzenberger of the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office told KLAS-TV that deputies who responded to the crash site learned that Cemensky was scattering his father's ashes.

According to an obituary from the Koop Funeral Home, Cemensky's father, Leo John Cemensky, 80, died at his home on August 7. The obituary identified Lee Cemensky as a Las Vegas resident, though KLAS reported that he had plans to "return" to Fifty Lakes, Minnesota, this year.

The crash is under investigation by the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, the FAA, and the National Transportation Safety Board, officials said.