Updated: 6:03 PM EDT Jun 27, 2021 A small plane crashed Sunday afternoon into the Sinepuxent Bay near the Salisbury/Ocean City Regional Airport.Maryland State Police said troopers were called shortly before 2 p.m. for a plane crash.State police said smoke filled the cabin as the pilot tried to shut off the single-engine plane. Police said the pilot redirected to the airport in an attempt to land and bounced on the runway and crashed into the bay, east of the end of the runway.The Ocean City Fire Department took one of the five occupants of the plane to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury for treatment of their injuries.The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were notified, with an FAA representative responding to the scene. The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation also assisted at the scene.The FAA will assume the crash investigation. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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