First responders are at the scene of a small plane crash near the Bangor International Airport on Friday, Aug. 22. One person died in the crash. Credit: Marie Weidmayer / BDN

One person is confirmed dead after a small plane crashed at Bangor International Airport Friday afternoon.

The crash happened around 1:20 p.m., according to Bangor Fire Chief Geoffrey Low. The plane was taking off at the time of the crash.

There were no other people on board.

The person’s identity is not yet confirmed, Low said.

The single-engine Cessna A185F’s tail number is N714HE. It landed in France on Saturday, online flight records show. The plane then flew to Wick, United Kingdom, to Reykjavik, Iceland, and to Narasuaq, Greenland, on Monday.

The plane stayed in Greenland until Thursday when the pilot flew to Goose Bay, Labrador. The pilot departed from Goose Bay at 9:21 a.m. Friday and flew to Bangor.

Marie Weidmayer is a reporter covering crime and justice. A transplant to Maine, she was born and raised in Michigan, where she worked for MLive, covering the criminal justice system. She graduated from...