ELLSWORTH, Wis. -- Two people were killed in a plane crash about a half-mile west of the Red Wing Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened in a field near Highway 35, on airport property.

Investigators say that the Glasair Super 2 plane was involved in a training flight. It left from Rochester at around 12:20 p.m. The crash happened at about 1:40 p.m.

The two victims were identified as 28-year-old John Zeman and 20-year-old Ethan Smith. Both were from Rochester, Minnesota.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Traffic Safety Board were on the scene to investigate the crash.