Too much moose meat was factor in plane crash that killed Alaska lawmaker’s husband

Eugene ‘Buzzy’ Peltola Jr holds the Bible during a ceremonial swearing-in for his wife, Alaska congresswoman Mary Peltola, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 13 September 2022. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

Antlers strapped to a wing and too much moose meat on board caused a small plane crash that killed the husband of then Alaska Democratic congresswoman Mary Peltola in 2023, according to a US national transportation safety board (NTSB) report that was recently released.

Though the report doesn’t name him, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr was the pilot and lone person on the Piper PA-18 plane involved in the deadly wreck, which occurred near St Mary’s, Alaska, on 12 September 2023, officials had previously said.