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Plane in crash that killed Peltola husband was overloaded with moose meat: NTSB
NEAR ST. MARY'S, ALASKA, JUL 22 – The National Transportation Safety Board found pilot error and unapproved external loads led to loss of control, with the plane carrying 117 pounds over its certified weight limit.
- On September 12, 2023, Eugene 'Buzzy' Peltola Jr. crashed a Piper PA-18 Super Cub near St. Mary's, Alaska, while carrying moose meat alone.
- The crash resulted from Peltola flying the aircraft above its maximum weight and attaching unapproved moose antlers on the right wing, amid turbulent conditions.
- Peltola had transported hunters and equipment days earlier, the group killed a moose, and he made satellite-planned trips to ferry over 500 pounds of meat without weighing it by scale.
- The National Transportation Safety Board reported that excess weight, antlers causing drag and imbalance, and mechanical turbulence led to inadequate control and loss of airplane power.
- Peltola died within hours at a remote site unreachable by quick medical aid, and Mary Peltola later filed a lawsuit disputing sole blame on her husband.
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The investigators' report indicates that the pilot overloaded the plane with elk meat and antlers.
Peltola sues over husband’s fatal Alaska crash; investigation points to decisions he made
Eugene Peltola Jr., center, watches the ranked choice voting tabulation on Nov. 23, 2022, at 49th State Brewing in Anchorage. His daughter Kaeli Peltola and wife U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Anchorage, were with him. Rep. Peltola was learning that she was re-elected. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the people who employed her husband Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. …
A plane that crashed in Alaska in 2023 was weighed down by elk meat and disfigured by elk antlers, a federal investigation has determined. The husband of a then-congressman died in the crash. She is now suing the owners of the plane.
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