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Bald eagle suspected in Alaska plane crash

By John Siciliano

Published May 4, 2016 7:46pm ET

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Bald eagle suspected in Alaska plane crash — A bald eagle may be to blame for the deaths of four people in a plane crash in Alaska last month, according to federal investigators. (Cheryl McRoberts/American Bald Eagle Foundation via AP) | Cheryl McRoberts

A bald eagle may be to blame for the deaths of four people in a plane crash in Alaska last month, according to federal investigators.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday announced the preliminary results of its investigation into the crash, which killed a former safety board investigator, 64-year-old George Kobelnyk, who was piloting the small passenger aircraft, according to the Alaska Dispatch newspaper.

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