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One killed in plane crash at Bangor airport

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.
Marie Weidmayer / BDN
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.

One person was found dead after a plane crash at Bangor International Airport today.

According to Bangor Fire Chief Geoffrey Low, a small private plane was in the process of taking off when it crashed on airport property. Only one person was inside the plane, who was declared deceased when crews arrived.

A spokesperson for the airport says the runway was closed after the crash, but was reopened at 4:30 p.m.

Kaitlyn Budion is Maine Public’s Bangor correspondent, joining the reporting team after several years working in print journalism.