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2 more victims of fatal Southwest Alaska plane crash identified

Two more victims of last week's fatal plane crash in Southwest Alaska have been identified. The charter plane owned by Security Aviation crashed near a military radar site on Cape Newenham on Aug. 20, killing all eight on board. Joseph "Joe" Palmer and Tom Fisher worked for Calista Brice, a subsidiary of Calista Corporation that represents Alaska Native shareholders from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The company shared their names on Friday.

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Scoop News DeskAlaska · Published Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTCUpdated Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM UTC

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Palmer was a project manager with Brice Builders, and Fisher was a mechanical program manager with Brice Services, according to the company. "Both were valued members of our team, and their loss is deeply felt by their coworkers, friends and communities," the company said in a statement.

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