Small Plane Crashes On Eastern Shore, Injures Pilot: Police

Annapolis MD

24 June, 2021

4:59 PM

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EASTON, MD — A small plane crashed Thursday morning in Easton, authorities said. A Maryland State Police Aviation Command helicopter flew the injured pilot to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, an incident report noted. Troopers added that the crash happened around 11:15 a.m. in a field near Easton Airport, located in the 29000 block of Newnam Road. The pilot was removed from the cockpit before the Trident Air single-engine plane "became fully engulfed in flames," the press release mentioned. Police explained that the National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the cause of the crash. The write-up informed that these agencies also responded: Talbot County Sheriff's OfficeEaston Police DepartmentTalbot County Department of Emergency Services Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. Download our mobile application from the App Store or Google Play. Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County news.