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2026-06-21 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Three Israelis killed as small plane crashes in Maryland woods, aircraft found following day

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-21 11:34|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1812 views ] Top

1 Bowie MD.
20 miles from Washington DC.
Just 18 miles north of Joint Base Andrews airfield.
Foreign nationals flying treetop, training.

Crash or masking?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-21 11:51|| 2026-06-21 11:51|| Front Page Top

2 Are you suggesting murder, Skidmark?

Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-21 13:36|| 2026-06-21 13:36|| Front Page Top

3 Suggesting we've seen other groups of foreign nationals taking flight training that didn't end well. These may have been trying terrain masking, or just got too low and into the trees.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-21 15:08|| 2026-06-21 15:08|| Front Page Top

4 More details:

[AI]
plane crash in maryland

**Three people died** in a plane crash in **Bowie, Maryland**, late Saturday night, **June 20, 2026**. The **single-engine Piper Cherokee** crashed into a wooded area near **Archer Park** in **Prince George's County**, approximately 20 miles east of Washington D.C.

Authorities believe the aircraft was on a **training flight** from **Ocean City, New Jersey**, to **Montgomery County Airpark**. The **pilot** and **two passengers**, identified as **Israeli nationals**, were pronounced dead at the scene. The crash site was located just behind a residential townhome community; however, **no injuries were reported** on the ground.

The **National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)** and **Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)** are leading the investigation into the cause of the crash. The incident was initially detected via an **iPhone crash notification** sent to emergency services around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-21 15:10|| 2026-06-21 15:10|| Front Page Top

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