Police ID 3 killed in plane crash after departing Ocean City, NJ

BOWIE, Md. (WPVI) -- Maryland State Police have identified the three victims killed in a plane crash after departing from Ocean City, New Jersey, over the weekend.

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Investigators said the victims were pilot Yoav Bomrind, 26, of Israel, and passengers David Rabinovitz, 19, of Israel, and Elad Neidik, 20, of Canada. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities said the single-engine Piper Cherokee crashed Saturday night in a wooded area near Bowie, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

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Police said the aircraft had taken off from Ocean City and was en route to Montgomery County Air Park when it went down around 11:30 p.m.

Emergency crews responded about 15 minutes later when Prince George's County Public Safety Communications received an iPhone crash alert indicating a possible crash near the intersection of Routes 50 and 301.

The wreckage was located around 3:45 a.m. Sunday in a wooded area near homes off Scarlett Oak Court.

No injuries were reported on the ground.

Investigators believe the aircraft is owned by a local flight school in Montgomery County and may have been used for a training flight.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the cause of the crash.

ABC News contributed to this report.