By Xinhua,
Jerusalem : Four people were killed in a light plane crash in northern Israel on Friday, local daily Ha’aretz reported on its website.
The pilot and her three passengers of the Cessna 172 small plane were pronounced dead at the scene and investigation is underway on what caused the crash, said the report, adding the plane lost communication shortly after taking off.
Investigators were quoted as saying that evidence from the wreckage did not suggest the pilot attempted an emergency landing but rather the plane hit the ground at a steep angle while dropping with considerable momentum.
This is the second plane crash in a week in Israel. On Wednesday, an Israel Air Force cadet and a flight instructor were killed during a training flight when their plane crashed in southern Israel.