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—pilot Yoav Bomrind (26, Israeli) 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 Washington International Flight Academy, was returning from New Jersey and is believed to have been on a training flight.
The crash occurred Saturday night and was located early Sunday morning after an iPhone crash alert, with the FAA and NTSB now investigating the unknown cause of 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.