Authorities say two people were killed and a third was flown to a hospital after a single-engine plane crashed near a small airport in rural southeastern Ohio.

Elizabeth Isham Cory of the Federal Aviation Administration said the crash occurred around 1:50 p.m. Saturday near the Vinton County Airport, about 50 miles southeast of Columbus.

Vinton County coroner's investigator Steve Huston said two women on the plane were apparently killed in the crash and the male pilot was flown to a hospital. He said authorities were working to confirm the victims' identities. At least two of the three were from Ohio.

He said the plane apparently was approaching the runway but ended up along a road parallel to the airport. The FAA was gathering details on the plane's route.