(CLEMENTS, MD) — No serious injuries were reported by the pilot and passenger of a small seaplane that reportedly stalled in the air forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in St. Mary\u2019s County.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pilot is identified as Anthony Capozzi, 63, of Venice, Florida.\u00a0 The passenger is identified as Charles O\u2019Brien, IV, 35, of Leonardtown, MD.\u00a0\u00a0 Neither the pilot nor passenger reported any injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The plane involved is a Cessna 185 equipped with pontoons.\u00a0 Shortly after 5:30 p.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Leonardtown Barrack were dispatched to the report of a plane crash at a field off of Bayside Road near Montpelier Road in Clements, Maryland.\u00a0 Arriving troopers found the plane resting on its roof in a cornfield. No one on the ground was injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The preliminary investigation indicates the pilot reported he was forced to perform an emergency landing after the aircraft suffered engine failure and stalled.\u00a0 State Police notified officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.\u00a0 Deputies from the St. Mary\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to the scene to assist along with Charles County HAZMAT.<\/p>\n
The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
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CONTACT: \u00a0\u00a0 Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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