 The plane took off, we're told, from Tipton Airport at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County shortly before 9 on Tuesday morning. Half an hour later, police believe that Merlini was heading to Eastern Airport when he crashed into a river which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. Divers from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department recovered the pilot's body eventually from the water. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.