An Aspen plane crash happened Sunday afternoon when a private jet attempted to land at the Aspen/Pitkin County airport. The plane reportedly missed the runway on its first attempt prior to finally bursting into flames when it crashed, WebProNews reported Sunday evening.

According to a Flight Aware report the accident happened at Aspen Airport, about 100 miles southeast of Denver. The pilot of the private jet attempted to land on the airport, but unfortunately missed the tarmac on his first try. He reportedly circled the plane a few times in an attempt to safely land when the vehicle crashed and began to burst into flames.

The private plane that crashed was bound for the Rockies. It reportedly started its flight in Mexico, then made a stop in Tucson, Arizona prior to heading to the Aspen Airport, according to a statement from the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.

ABC News reported that three people were on-board and one of them was killed in the crash. The other two were left injured and are currently being treated at the Aspen Valley Hospital.

According to the transcripts from the voice recorder, the pilots didn't issue mayday. But they were heard saying about their concern over the string winds in the said area.

Authorities said that the private plane was on its second attempt to land the Aspen airport when it suddenly crashed, sending black smoke billowing into the air.

The Sherriff's Office's statement said that emergency crews were quick to respond to the site of the accident.

"We did receive 2 victims here. They came by ambulance to our hospital," director of community relations for the hospital Ginny Dyche told Daily News. "They are still being evaluated."

Meanwhile, the Aspen Airport wrote on its Twitter account, "A private aircraft has crashed at the Aspen Airport. Emergency vehicles are on scene. The airport is closed until further notice."

While a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman initially said that the private plane appeared to be a Bombardier Challenger 600, it was clarified by National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson later on that the jet was a Canadair CL-600.

Among the witnesses of the accident were country singer LeAnn Rimes and comedian Kevin Nealon.

Rimes tweeted just minutes after the crash saying, "So sad! Horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the Aspen airport."

Meanwhile, Nealon called the Aspen tragedy "horrible" adding, "[It] didn't look like there could be survivors but just hearing some survived but critical."