A couple from Israel who made a name for themselves as well as a fortune in the tech industry were killed after their plane crashed in a California town near the Nevada border on Saturday night, according to officials and reports.
Identified by Israeli media as former professional soccer player Liron Petrushka and Naomi Petrushka, the married couple had been living in California over the last few years. They were attempting to land at Truckee Tahoe airport shortly after 6.30pm on Saturday when their plane crashed and they died.
The plane departed from Centennial airport in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday at about 4.20pm, according to FlightAware.
In a post on Facebook, Truckee Tahoe airport officials described the plane as a single-engine TBM aircraft N960LP. It added that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) would investigate the cause of the deadly crash.