KENOVA, W.Va. -- Two people were killed Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from Tri-State Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

The Federal Aviation Administration had reported just one passenger was killed when the plane went down about 4 miles south of the airport about 1 p.m. The NTSB, however, had information that two people were aboard and both died, spokesman Peter Knudson said in an e-mail.

Other details, including the name of the pilot and victim, aren't known, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. It was also unclear whether the pilot contacted the airport.

Because of the loss of life and the destruction of the plane, Peters said the NTSB is taking charge of the investigation.

"The aircraft was destroyed," he said.

The single-engine plane was owned by a man from Richland, Mich., according to FAA records. A telephone message left for the registered owner was not immediately returned. The plane was a Columbia Aircraft LC41, manufactured in 2005, according to FAA records.

The crash is the second fatal accident near Tri-State this year.

In January, six people were killed when a twin-engine Piper PA-34 crashed after hitting power lines. The victims included four members of the American Polish Aero-Club in Chicago. The six were flying from Illinois to Florida, with a planned stop in North Carolina to look at airplanes for sale.

KENOVA, W.Va. -- Two people were killed Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from Tri-State Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

The Federal Aviation Administration had reported just one passenger was killed when the plane went down about 4 miles south of the airport about 1 p.m. The NTSB, however, had information that two people were aboard and both died, spokesman Peter Knudson said in an e-mail.

Other details, including the name of the pilot and victim, aren't known, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. It was also unclear whether the pilot contacted the airport.

Because of the loss of life and the destruction of the plane, Peters said the NTSB is taking charge of the investigation.

"The aircraft was destroyed," he said.

The single-engine plane was owned by a man from Richland, Mich., according to FAA records. A telephone message left for the registered owner was not immediately returned. The plane was a Columbia Aircraft LC41, manufactured in 2005, according to FAA records.

The crash is the second fatal accident near Tri-State this year.

In January, six people were killed when a twin-engine Piper PA-34 crashed after hitting power lines. The victims included four members of the American Polish Aero-Club in Chicago. The six were flying from Illinois to Florida, with a planned stop in North Carolina to look at airplanes for sale.