Partner of townhome owner killed in Oregon plane crash files wrongful death lawsuit

Last August, a small plane took off from the Troutdale Airport, struck a set of power lines and crashed into 75-year-old Barbara McDonald’s home.

FAIRVIEW, Oregon — The partner of one of the people killed when a small plane crashed into a row of townhomes in Fairview has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, blaming the plane’s owner, maintenance company and pilots.

During a maintenance test flight, the Cessna 421C took off from the Troutdale Airport last August, struck a set of power lines and crashed into 75-year-old Barbara McDonald’s home.

The pilot of the plane, 73-year-old Michael C. Busher, and the flight instructor, 79-year-old

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