Peres died aged 41 on 31 July 1992 , when he was one of 113 people killed on the Thai Airways International Airbus that crashed into a hillside whilst trying to make a bad weather landing in Kathmandu . He left a wife , Bracha , and three children , Sara , David and Michael . Together with the Israel Film and Television Directors Association , the Peres family established an annual prize in Uzi 's name , awarded in conjunction with the Tel Aviv Cinematheque , to the director of an outstanding short film
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Thai Airways International Flight 311
Uzi Peres