( NewsNation) — A plane that crashed in Alaska in 2023 killing the husband of former Rep. Mary Peltola, was overweight with moose meat and encountered drag from antlers mounted outside at takeoff, according to federal investigators.

Representative Mary Peltola’s husband, Eugene Peltola, died on September 12, 2023, in a plane crash while at work. A report Tuesday, from the National Transportation Safety Board, reveals why the plane, piloted by Eugene Peltola, crashed.

The civil suit filed in Bethel Superior Court on July 18 alleges negligent actions by hunting guide Bruce Werba and two companies under Werba’s control caused Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Jr.’s death.

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola took to social media Wednesday night attacking Gov. Mike Dunleavy for using “extremist politics” and hinting at a change coming to the state’s governorship next year.“For folks in the Lower 48 wondering why Alaskans are talking so much about a Governor’s race 16 months out,