Too much moose meat and antlers strapped to a wing caused a deadly small plane crash in Alaska, a nearly two-year long investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board determined in a report released Tuesday.

Too much moose meat and antlers strapped to a wing caused a deadly small plane crash in Alaska, the NTSB determined in a report released Tuesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A crash that killed former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband in rural Alaska during a 2023 hunting trip was caused by the plane being overloaded with moose meat and antlers, according to the final report by the National Transportation Safety Board.