Crash of plane from NJ in Maryland leaves 3 dead late Saturday

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Bowie, Maryland
near Routes 50 and 301
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Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft Bowie Maryland in Bowie, Maryland: A single-engine Piper PA-28 plane that left Ocean City Municipal Airport in New Jersey headed for Montgomery County Air Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland, crashed near Routes 50 and 301 in Bowie, Maryland, around 11:45 p.m. late Saturday after an iPhone crash alert was received. A ground and aerial search located the wreckage at approximately 3:45 a.m. All three people on board — pilot Yoav Bomrind, 26, of Israel, and passengers David Rabinovitz, 19, of Israel, and Elad Neidik, 20, of Canada — were killed. The plane was registered to a Maryland flight school and may have been on a training flight, according to police.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Yoav Bomrind Unknown Fatal
David Rabinovitz Passenger Fatal
Elad Neidik Passenger Fatal

Original reporting

Crash of plane from NJ in Maryland leaves 3 dead late Saturday

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