 The person has been identified as 56-year-old Robert Merlini of Annapolis. Merlini was the only person on board the twin-engine Cessna. He reported an engine failure before the crash. The plane took off from Tipton Airport at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County soon before 9 this morning. Half an hour later, police believe that Merlini was headed to Easton Airport when he crashed into the Tread Avon River, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. Divers from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department recovered the pilot's body from the water.