A small plane crashed into Sinepuxent Bay Sunday afternoon, sending five people into the water. Thankfully all five were able to be rescued without serious injury.
The pilot, Matthew Cortigiani, 25, of Utah, told Maryland State Police that smoke filled the cabin of his single-engine plane as he attempted to shut it off. He redirected to the nearby Ocean City Airport, but bounced off the runway and crashed into the bay east of the end of the runway.
Witnesses called 911 around 2 p.m. and state police responded along with Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP). All five people were pulled onto civilian boats by Good Samaritans, and NRP later transported them by boat to land to be evaluated. The Ocean City Fire Department took one of the plane’s occupants to the hospital with injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board, Worcester County Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are involved in the case, and FAA responded to the scene where they will investigate a possible cause.
-Meg Walburn Viviano
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