FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) – Two people were killed when a small plane crashed just northeast of the Gillespie County Airport around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Donald Ray Frosch, 43, and Jeannie Streit Frosch, 41, of Mansfield, Texas were killed in the crash.

The crash happened in the 1200 block of Hollmig Lane, or about two miles northeast of the airport in Fredericksburg.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said a single-engine Cessna 182 crashed while attempting to land at the airport. The four-seat aircraft departed from Fort Worth Spinks Airport and was registered in Delaware.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials were on the scene.

The plane crashed in a pasture and the only damage was to the plane. Officials said it was raining in the area at the time of the crash.

Members of the National Transportation Safety Board are en route and will handle the investigation.