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An Israeli tech couple were reportedly killed in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plane crash</a> near the California-Nevada border Saturday evening. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-couple-dies-in-small-airplane-crash-in-california/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Israeli media</a> identified the couple as Liron and Naomi Petrushka. Liron Petrushka was a former soccer player for the Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim. In the late 1990s, Liron Petrushka started a successful <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tech company</a> with his wife which later sold for $242 million. In recent years the couple had been involved in various tech initiatives and living in California. The Truckee Tahoe Airport says a single engine TBM aircraft N960LP crashed in Truckee, California while attempting to land at the airport. Per FlightAware, the plane had departed from Centennial airport in Denver, Colorado earlier in the afternoon. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-plane-crash-audio-recordings-reveal-pilots-final-moments-3-children-identified-among-dead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASHVILLE PLANE CRASH: AUDIO RECORDINGS REVEAL PILOT'S FINAL MOMENTS AS 3 CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AMONG DEAD</a>Local outlet <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/truckee-plane-crash-march-2024/60350140" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">KCRA-TV reports</a> there was moderate snow with visibility of a half-mile. Multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. "We are devastated by the news of Liron and Naomi Petrushka’s tragic death," wrote UpWest, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm which Liron Petrushka joined in 2017, on social media. "Our hearts are with the Petrushka family and their sons David, Scott, and Jordan." Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim told the <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-couple-dies-in-small-airplane-crash-in-california/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Times of Israel</a> the club "bows its head for the death of Liron Petrushka and his wife." "Liron grew up in the club from the age of 10 and passed through all the teams in the club, including the adults’ team," team said. "He played with me in the youth team, where we won the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/soccer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national championship</a>, as well as in the adult team."Truckee is about 30 miles southwest of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reno, Nevada</a>.

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content: 'An Israeli tech couple were reportedly killed in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">plane crash</a> near the California-Nevada border
 Saturday evening. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-couple-dies-in-small-airplane-crash-in-california/"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Israeli media</a> identified the couple
 as Liron and Naomi Petrushka. Liron Petrushka was a former soccer player for the
 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim. In the late 1990s, Liron Petrushka started a
 successful <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tech
 company</a> with his wife which later sold for $242 million. In recent years the
 couple had been involved in various tech initiatives and living in California. The
 Truckee Tahoe Airport says a single engine TBM aircraft N960LP crashed in Truckee,
 California while attempting to land at the airport. Per FlightAware, the plane had
 departed from Centennial airport in Denver, Colorado earlier in the afternoon. <a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-plane-crash-audio-recordings-reveal-pilots-final-moments-3-children-identified-among-dead"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASHVILLE PLANE CRASH: AUDIO RECORDINGS REVEAL
 PILOT''S FINAL MOMENTS AS 3 CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AMONG DEAD</a>Local
 outlet <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/truckee-plane-crash-march-2024/60350140"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">KCRA-TV reports</a> there was moderate snow
 with visibility of a half-mile. Multiple law enforcement agencies were on
 the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation
 Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. "We are devastated by the news of
 Liron and Naomi Petrushka’s tragic death," wrote UpWest, a Silicon Valley venture
 capital firm which Liron Petrushka joined in 2017, on social media. "Our hearts
 are with the Petrushka family and their sons David, Scott, and Jordan." Hapoel
 Ramat Gan Givatayim told the <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-couple-dies-in-small-airplane-crash-in-california/"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Times of Israel</a> the club "bows its head
 for the death of Liron Petrushka and his wife." "Liron grew up in the club
 from the age of 10 and passed through all the teams in the club, including the adults’
 team," team said. "He played with me in the youth team, where we won the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/soccer"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">national championship</a>, as well as in the adult
 team."Truckee is about 30 miles southwest of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/nevada"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reno, Nevada</a>. '
summary: An Israeli tech couple were reportedly killed in a plane crash Saturday evening
 near the California-Nevada border, officials and reports say.
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