 Chris Foster, Fox News. Federal investigators are looking into a small plane crash east of Washington, D.C. Authorities are blaming engine failure after a twin Cessna crashed into a river near Easton, Maryland, Tuesday morning. State Police spokeswoman Elena Russo says the pilot was killed. He was the only one on board. We have divers from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department who were on the scene and were able to recover the victims.