(CNN) Two firefighters died when their light aircraft crashed into another plane at an Indiana airport, authorities say.

Pilot Kyle Hibst and his passenger David Wittkamper were firefighters with the Pipe Creek Township Fire Department in Madison County, the Madison County Emergency Management Agency said.

"A single-engine Cessna 150 collided on the ground this afternoon with a Cessna 525 CitationJet at Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana," the FAA said in a statement about Monday afternoon's incident.

"Preliminary information indicates that the Cessna 150 was attempting to take off about 5:09 ET when it struck the tail of the Citation, which had just landed. The Cessna 150 was carrying two people and the Citation had five aboard."

Marion Municipal Airport does not have a control tower, meaning pilots must communicate via radio, a pilot who keeps his plane at the airport told CNN affiliate WRTV.

Read More</s>At least two people have been killed in an incident at the Marion Municipal Airport in Indiana, after two planes collided on the runway, according to local authorities.The deadly incident unfolded when a smaller plane that was taking off to the southeast clipped a larger plane that was landing from the north, the coroner, who was dispatched to the scene following the collision, told local WTHR 13 news.As a result of the crash, the private jet caught fire, killing the pilot and passenger on board, the official said, adding that no injuries were sustained on the larger plane.Photos and videos, allegedly captured by eyewitnesses at the scene, show two planes wrecked on the runway, with emergency vehicles on site.</s>MARION, Ind. -- Two planes collided at a small Indiana airport Monday evening, killing at least two people, the Grant County Coroner told CBS affiliate WTTV. The crash at Marion Municipal Airport, about 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis, involved a small private plane, which sustained fire damage after the collision, and a larger plane that had its tail completely severed off.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says the planes involved were a Cessna 525 Citation Jet and a single-engine Cessna 150, WTTV reports. The FAA believes the Cessna 150 struck the tail of the Citation while attempting to take off at 5:09 p.m. local time. The Citation had just landed, WTTV reports.

The Cessna 150 was carrying two people from Indiana, both of whom died, according to WTTV. The condition of the five people onboard the Citation was not immediately clear. WTTV reports the airport does not have an air traffic control tower, and pilots are expected to communicate via a common radio frequency.

Images of the crash scene showed remnants of the small plane across from the jet. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation, WTTV says.</s>Two people were killed Monday after their single-engine airplane collided with a jet on an airport runway in Marion, Indiana, officials said.

Two people died when two planes collided at the Marion Municipal Airport on Monday afternoon. Joe Fenton / WTHR

Jim McKinney, president of the Marion Municipal Airport Board, said the smaller Cessna 150 split in half, ejecting one person from the aircraft. The victim died on impact, according to a doctor at the scene who witnessed the collision, McKinney said.

The second person died in a fire on the plane, McKinney said. Neither victim was identified.

No one on the jet was killed, McKinney said.

McKinney said the Cessna 150, which was taking off, collided with a Cessna 525 CitationJet that was landing at Marion Municipal Airport, between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. He said the Cessna 150 pilot either did not see the jet or thought that it had cleared the runway and that it was safe to take off.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said the smaller plane struck the tail of the jet — which was carrying five people — shortly after 5 p.m.

McKinney said the smaller plane was out for a pleasure trip. The FAA said the airport does not have an air traffic control tower and pilots are expected to use the radio to announce their intentions.

The Grant County Coroner’s Office told NBC affiliate WTHR that it was still working to identify the dead. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.</s>Two people have died in Indiana after two planes crashed on an airport runway in Grant County.

A Cessna 150 and a Cessna 525 Citation jet were involved in the crash at Marion Municipal Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The two people flying in the single-engine Cessna 150 were killed after their plane hit the Citation jet's tail around 5:09 p.m., Fox 59 reported, citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Cessna 150 was reportedly trying to take off at the time, while the Citation jet had just landed.

The five people flying on the Citation Jet escaped unhurt, the coroner told WRTV.

"The airport in Marion does not have an air traffic control tower," the FAA said in a statement. "Pilots using the field are expected to announce their intentions on a common radio frequency and to coordinate with one another while on the ground and in the traffic pattern."

The NTSB is investigating the incident.</s>MARION, Ind. — A coroner says two people died after two planes collided at a northeastern Indiana airport.

Grant County Coroner Chris Butche tells WTHR-TV that one of the planes lifted off from a runway at Marion Municipal Airport on Monday and clipped a larger plane that was landing. He says the smaller plane crashed and caught fire, killing the pilot and a passenger. Their names were not immediately released.

Butche says no one on the larger plane was injured. WRTV reports that plane was carrying five people.

Additional details were not immediately available.</s>MARION, Ind. (WXIN)- Two people were killed after two planes collided at the Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana, Monday afternoon.

According to FOX 59, the crash happened just before 5:30 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the planes were a single-engine Cessna 150 and a Cessna 525 Citation Jet. The FAA said it believes the Cessna 150 was trying to take off when it hit the tail of the Citation, which had just landed.

Two people were onboard the Cessna and five people were onboard the Citation at the time of the incident. Officials have not said if anyone else was hurt.

The FAA said the airport does not have an air traffic control tower.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently handling the investigation.</s>MARION, Ind. -- Two planes collided at a small Indiana airport Monday evening, killing two firefighters, the Grant County coroner told CBS affiliate WTTV. Officials identified the victims as Kyle M. Hibst and David Wittkamper, both 31-years-old from Elwood. They had served as volunteer firefighters at the Pipe Creek Fire Department out of Madison County.

The crash at Marion Municipal Airport, about 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis, involved a small private plane, which sustained fire damage after the collision, and a larger plane that had its tail completely severed off.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says the planes involved were a Cessna 525 Citation Jet and a single-engine Cessna 150, WTTV reports.

The FAA believes the Cessna 150 struck the tail of the Citation while attempting to take off at 5:09 p.m. local time. The Citation had just landed, WTTV reports.

Images of the crash scene showed remnants of the small plane across from the jet.

Officials say Hibst's wife, Kim, is also a member of the fire department where he volunteered. He was also a father of a young boy. Wittkamper leaves behind a wife named Autumn.

"Chief Richard Shepherd is saddened by the loss of these two great individuals who have given so much back to their family, community and this fire department," said the department in a press release. "The members of the Pipe Creek Fire Department are all at a loss as they come together to help each other thru this difficult time. Chief Shepherd is grateful for the outpouring of support from the emergency services in Madison County. Please respect the privacy of our firefighters, and the families who have lost loved ones tonight."

WTTV reports the airport does not have an air traffic control tower, and pilots are expected to communicate via a common radio frequency.

"Pilots using the field are expected to announce their intentions on a common radio frequency and to coordinate with one another while on the ground and in the traffic pattern," the FAA said.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation, WTTV says. Autopsies will be conducted Tuesday.</s>Two people are dead in a plane collision in Indiana.

A small propeller plane ran into a larger private jet while taking off from Marion Municipal Airport, and both people on the small plane were killed in an ensuing fire. Five people were on board the jet; no word on their status.

The airport does not have a control tower. Pilots are expected to communicate on a common radio frequency. (CBS News)
• The airport is big enough to accommodate small jets but doesn’t have a control tower? Yikes.
• Still, flying is so much safer than driving.
• How busy was this airport that the pilot couldn’t wait to be 100 percent sure the jet had cleared the runway?</s>A coroner says two people died after two planes collided at a northeastern Indiana airport.

Grant County Coroner Chris Butche has identified the victims as the pilot, 31-year-old Kyle Hibst, and passenger, 31-year-old David Wittkamper, both of Elwood. They were members of the Pipe Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department.

Butche tells WTHR-TV a Cessna 150 carrying Hibst and Wittkamper took off from Marion Municipal Airport on Monday and clipped a larger Cessna 525 Citation Jet that was landing. He says the smaller plane crashed and caught fire.

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Butche says the five people on the larger plane weren’t injured.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate the incident. The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified, and will be in charge of the investigation.
A light aircraft and a small jet collide on a runway at Marion Municipal Airport, Indiana, United States. Two are killed and five more survive.