MITCHELL Co. (WCTV) – Mitchell County Emergency Management Agency officials confirm that one person is dead after a small plane crash in Mitchell County, Georgia.

Mitchell County EMA officials say it was a single passenger plane that crashed Monday night. The plane was operated by Colorado-based Key Lime Air.

Key Lime Air President Cliff Honeycutt issued the following statement:

“It is with sincere sorrow that we have confirmed a Key Lime Air aircraft, a Cargo Metroliner; has been involved in an accident. The flight was en route from Panama City, FL to Albany, GA. There were no passengers only the pilot on board.  Sadly, we have received confirmation from the Mitchell County Sheriff Department that the pilot did not survive this accident.

Our focus at this time is on supporting the family of the pilot. Key Lime Air is actively participating in the investigation.  All future information will come from the NTSB.”