NTSB: Heavy plane, drag from antlers contributed to crash that killed ex-Rep Mary Peltola’s husband
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small plane that crashed in 2023 while carrying moose meat for hunters in remote western Alaska, killing the husband of former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was overweight for takeoff and encountered drag from a set of antlers mounted outside, federal investigators said in a report released Вторник.
Националният съвет за сигурност на превоза, в окончателния си отчет за злополуката, при който умъртви Евгений Пелтола -младши, който беше единственият човек на борда на самолета, изброи няколко фактора измежду откритията на евентуалната причина. They included decisions by Peltola to fly the plane above its maximum takeoff weight and affix a set of moose antlers on the right wing strut that caused a drag, along with turbulent flight conditions in the area.
Downdrafts, “along with the overweight airplane and the added drag and lateral weight imbalance caused by the antlers on the right wing, would likely have resulted in the airplane having insufficient power...
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