BANGOR — One person is dead following a plane crash outside of the Bangor International Airport on Friday.

Airport spokesperson Aimee Thibodeau told Spectrum News that the incident was the first fatal plane crash in the airport’s history, but the flight did not originate at the airport.

The crash shut down the airport’s runway for a time on Friday. As of 4:30 p.m. Friday, the runway had reopened.

Thibodeau said Saturday that the National Transportation Safety Board is continuing its investigation of the crash, and airport personnel will continue to assist with whatever the board might need. 

The NTSB said in a statement Saturday that it is “investigating the crash of a Cessna 185 on Aug. 22 near Bangor, Maine.”

Bangor Fire Department Chief Geoffrey Low and airport officials confirmed Saturday that the pilot of the plane was the sole occupant.

According to the flight tracker flightaware.com, a Cessna 185 that departed from Goose Bay Airport in Canada at 9:21 a.m. Atlantic Daylight Time Friday was headed for Bangor International Airport.

In a statement to Spectrum News, the board said the preliminary information they have is that the plane crashed under “unknown circumstances.”

According to the NTSB, an investigator will begin the “process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft.” Then, the aircraft will be “recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.”

The NTSB said a preliminary report will be available within 30 days, and a final report is expected in 12 to 24 months. The NTSB said the probable cause of the crash and any contributing factors will be detailed in the final report.

The identity of the pilot has not been released at this time. 

Witnesses with video or other information relevant to the investigation of the crash are being asked to contact the NTSB at witness@ntsb.gov.