Overview
- A single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed into wooded parkland near townhomes in Bowie late Saturday night, killing all three people aboard.
- Prince George’s County public safety received an automatic iPhone crash alert soon after takeoff, which prompted a multi-agency ground and aerial search that found the wreckage about four hours later.
- Rescuers located debris scattered over roughly 100 feet behind a residential complex and playground and confirmed no one on the ground was injured.
- Maryland State Police identified the victims as Yoav Bomrind, David Rabinovitz and Elad Neidik and investigators say the aircraft is registered to a Montgomery County flight school that paused operations after the crash.
- The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are leading the active investigation and will examine maintenance logs, weather, air-traffic communications and pilot records while consular teams and volunteer groups assist families and repatriation arrangements.