2 Israelis, 1 Canadian Dead in Maryland Flight School Crash

Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed in a wooded area for unknown reasons, police say.

Jack Daleo

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 02:00 PM ET

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Accident involved a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II single-engine aircraft. [Credit: FLYING file photo]

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Three young men—identified as Israeli pilot Yoav Bomrind (26) and passengers David Rabinovitz (19, Israeli) and Elad Neidik (20, Canadian)—were fatally injured when their Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed in Bowie, Maryland, on Saturday.
The single-engine aircraft, registered to the Washington International Flight Academy, was believed to be on a training flight returning from New Jersey when it crashed for reasons currently unknown.
Authorities located the crash site early Sunday morning following an iPhone crash alert, and the FAA and NTSB are now leading an investigation into the incident.

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Maryland State Police on Monday identified three young men who were fatally injured after their Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed in the woods in Bowie, Maryland, on Saturday.

State police said the single-engine aircraft’s pilot was Yoav Bomrind, a 26-year-old Israeli national. The two passengers were David Rabinovitz, 19, of Israel and Elad Neidik, 20, of Canada. All were pronounced deceased by medical examiners who arrived on the scene early Sunday morning following a multihour search and rescue effort.