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A small plane crashed at Midland International Airport about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, city spokeswoman Elana Ladd said via text. She was not able to confirm the number of passengers aboard the aircraft or the extent of their injuries, but a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said reports indicate two people were onboard the aircraft.

The single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed shortly after taking off, spokesman Lynn Lunsford said in an emailed statement.

“The aircraft departed from Runway 16 and was preparing to exit the traffic pattern when it crashed near the approach end of Runway 10, starting a fire,” he said.

He said that his agency does not identify people involved in plane crashes; that information will be released by Midland authorities. Ladd said no other details would be available Thursday night.

The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA, which “will release the aircraft’s tail number after investigators are able to confirm it,” Lunsford said.

The NTSB usually posts a preliminary report within a week to 10 days after a crash and it typically takes up to a year or more to complete an investigation, he said.