VIDEO: A small plane crash landed into the ocean near Ocean City Tuesday evening.
The sole occupant was evaluated by paramedics and released. He was identified as Trevor H. Deihl, 23, of Reedville, Virginia.
According to the preliminary investigation, witnesses said that they were on the beach at 20th Street at about 6:15 p.m. when they saw a single-engine airplane crash into the ocean about a quarter of a mile from the shoreline.
Witnesses told officials the plane appeared to glide toward the water as it descended and then float on the surface of the ocean when it landed.
Personnel from the Ocean City Beach Patrol and the Ocean City Police Department immediately responded to the scene.
Maryland State Police responded after being notified by the Ocean City Police Department. The airplane was a single-engine 1981 Cessna 172 RG owned by Deihl. He told State Police that he had taken off from Reedville, Virginia, and had planned to land at the Ocean City Airport.