 Mostly cloudy skies, temperatures easing a bit down to 91 at 730. Good evening, I'm Bob Cosentini, now the latest from the WBAL 24-hour broadcast center. The pilot of a research plane from the Maryland Department of the Environment was killed when the craft slammed into the water near Easton. He's now identified as Robert Merlini of Annapolis. The accident happening around 930 this morning.