Arutz7 — Four Israelis, including a grandfather and three teenage grandchildren visiting from Israel, were killed in Michigan Tuesday when their small Beechcraft plane crashed. The only survivor is a 13-year-old grandson who apparently fell out of the aircraft and is listed in critical condition with severe burns.

Michigan Plane Crash Kills 4 Israelis; 1 Boy Survived

Arutz7 — Four Israelis, including a grandfather and three teenage grandchildren visiting from Israel, were killed in Michigan Tuesday when their small Beechcraft plane crashed. The only survivor is a 13-year-old grandson who apparently fell out of the aircraft and is listed in critical condition with severe burns.

The Michigan UpNorthLive news site reported that the crash occurred around 5 p.m. Tuesday after their twin-engine Beachcraft took off from a local airport. The pilot lost control, apparently due to a technical failure, and the light aircraft dived on to an Interstate highway, hitting the median, overturning and bursting into flames.

Mackinac County Sheriff Tim Ahlborn told UpNorthLive, “Very tragic situation. People coming up north; not sure if they were visiting or not, but it ended in a tragedy.”

The grandfather, a resident of Skokie, Illinois, near Chiago, was identified as Moshe Menorah. He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. The dead grandchildren were identified as Sara and Rickie, age 17, and Racheli, age 15.

The surviving grandson is Netanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima.

12 Comments

  • Chanah R.

    So sad. Please post the survivor’s Hebrew name so we can daven for him. Thank you.

  • 9 days tragedy

    Natan Yosef ben Simcha Sema.
    He was a baale tzedakah in the Chicago community

  • Chabad

    Netanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima is in the hospital in ann arbor michigan where he is in the burn unit. He needs all our Davening!
    The chabad Shluchim from central and western Michigan have been up all night with the family when they got to the hospital working hard that they should not do an autopsy BH they were successful and iyh the body’s will be on the way passing the chabad house in grand rapids and then off to Chicago for a levaya memorial service and iyh be buried in Israel!

  • lamnatzeach

    To Chana R., the name is Netanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima. It is posted above.
    Refuah Shleima!

  • refua shlaima

    Refua Shlaima
    “The surviving grandson is Netanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima”.

  • may the survivor be safe

    This is so sad. My friend was friendly with them when he lived in israel. They were from beith shemesh. It was the grandfather piloting the plane.

  • shayna

    this is so sad may god send comfort to that poor family, all we can do is pray.

  • Learning about the Bais Hamikdash

    I am just thinking about the name.
    Netanel (Hashem Gave) Yosef (More) Ben
    Simcha (Happiness) Sima
    Vchain Yokum

    Learning about the Bais Hamikdash in the three weeks
    and Listening to siyumim from Rosh Chodesh Av until 15th Av
    According To the Rebbes Takono