The aircraft was about 40 to 50 feet in the air when something went wrong and crashed on airport grounds, according to Sheriff Brian C. Hawthorne.
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Hawthorne said the crash happened on a grassy area.
The sheriff later identified the pilot as 76-year-old Danny Whitten and the co-pilot as 65-year-old Anthony Thomas.
Firefighters and EMS crews were also called to the scene.
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No other details regarding the occupants' condition were released.