One person dead after plane crash at Bangor airport

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A tragic afternoon at Bangor International Airport.

A pilot is dead following a plane crash.

Airport officials tell us this is the first fatal crash at the airport.

Authorities tell WABI they got the call that a plane had gone down just before 1:30 this afternoon.

Bangor Police and Fire were called to assist the National Guard at the scene.

“On arrival of the Air Guard units, they found that a small civilian aircraft had gone down in a field neighboring the airport. We can confirm there is one deceased occupant at this time. That was the only occupant of the aircraft. There was no fire damage to the surrounding area,” said Bangor Fire Chief Geoff Low.

Bangor Police and the NTSB will handle the investigation into what led to the crash.

Bangor International Airport says the runway has reopened.

According to the FAA registry, the Cessna was registered to a company in the United Kingdom, Southern Aircraft Consultancy.

According to FlightAware.com, the plane was flying to Bangor from Goose Bay Airport in Canada.

Officials have not yet released the pilot’s name.