A twin-engine cargo plane reportedly crashed during takeoff at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis on Wednesday. The pilot was the only person aboard the plane and died in the crash.

The plane was a DeHavilland C6 turboprop owned by Wiggins Airways. The cargo jet crashed at about 500 feet down a runway about 10 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlence Salac said.

The plane was carrying about 210 pounds of cargo for UPS.

Authorities refused to release information such as the plane's destination. However, the pilot was identified by Wiggins as Mark Conway, of Martson Mills, Mass.

Officials closed the airport for a few hours after the crash. Federal investigators will head to the airport to investigate and try to find out what caused the incident.

According to the sayings of some eyewitnesses, the plane got about 200 feet off the ground before it banked to one side and crashed into the ground, TheBostonChannel.com reported.

The National Transportation Safety Board will be notified.

The Manchester, N.H.-based cargo carrier's Web site confirms the fact that it owns and operates one DeHavilland C6 Twin Otter and 11 other cargo jets.

Wiggins is also a feeder operator for FedEx, operating 31 additional planes throughout the Northeast and Canada.