Robert Eugene Merlini of Annapolis dies in fatal Talbot County plane crash.
Fatal Talbot County plane crash claims the life of Robert Eugene Merlini of Annapolis – Obituary
On Tuesday morning, Maryland State Police were alerted to a deadly plane crash in Talbot County. At 9:38 a.m., troopers from the Easton Barrack of the Maryland State Police responded to a report of a small plane crash on the 6800 block of Travelers Rest Circle in Easton, Maryland. Witnesses who saw the crash immediately dialed 9-1-1.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a twin-engine Cessna departed from Tipton Airport at Fort Meade shortly before 9:00 a.m. and crashed into the Tred Avon River. Authorities believe the pilot, Robert Eugene Merlini, 56, of Annapolis, was en route to Easton Airport when the accident happened.
Divers from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department were dispatched to the scene and retrieved Merlini from the water. He was brought to the shore, where EMS personnel pronounced him dead. Merlini’s body will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
Responding to the incident alongside the Maryland State Police were the Maryland Natural Resources Police, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, and Talbot County Fire/EMS crews. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have been informed of the crash.
Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division were present to gather evidence, and troopers from the Underwater Recovery Team, along with investigators from the Criminal Enforcement Division, assisted in the ongoing investigation.
Fatal Talbot County plane crash claims the life of Robert Eugene Merlini of Annapolis – Obituary On Tuesday morning, Maryland State Police were alerted to a deadly plane crash in Talbot County. At 9:38 a.m., troopers from the Easton Barrack of the Maryland State Police responded to a report of a small plane crash on…
Fatal Talbot County plane crash claims the life of Robert Eugene Merlini of Annapolis – Obituary On Tuesday morning, Maryland State Police were alerted to a deadly plane crash in Talbot County. At 9:38 a.m., troopers from the Easton Barrack of the Maryland State Police responded to a report of a small plane crash on…