Small plane crashes into Beards Creek near Edgewater
A small plane crashed into the icy waters of the Chesapeake Bay near Edgewater, Maryland, on Monday morning, according to Maryland State Police.
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department took the pilot — 71-year-old Steve Couchman — to the hospital after he was rescued from the sinking plane by kayakers. Couchman is expected to recover, according to the fire department.
Couchman flew his plane into Beards Creek just after taking off from Lee Airport. His engine “began sputtering” shortly after getting airborne, Maryland State Police said.
Couchman was the only person in the plane.
The crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. Monday.
Plane Crash Update: The Pilot is being transported to AAMC with non-life threatening injuries. Fire Dept personnel are assisting several kayakers with warming. Great job by all who responded! pic.twitter.com/P3zrck9Oj3
— Anne Arundel County Fire Department (@AACoFD) December 26, 2022
Fire crews are also helping good-Samaritan kayakers who paddled out to the crashed plane to help the pilot.
Here’s the location of the crash:
WTOP’s Veronica Canales contributed to this report.