With positive identifications and official next of kin notifications completed by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the identities of the three people who died as a result of the plane crash in Fairview, Oregon on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

The deceased are identified as:
•    75-year-old Barbara J. MacDonald, of Fairview, Oregon (Resident)
•    73-year-old Michael C. Busher, of Beavercreek, Oregon (Pilot)
•    79-year-old Jacqueline K. Whitford, of Glendale, Arizona (Flight Instructor)