One killed, two injured, after small jet crashes at the Aspen airport.

A fiery plane crash at the Aspen airport Sunday afternoon killed one person and injured two others, one severely, Colorado authorities said.

The three were the only ones aboard the plane, said a dispatcher with the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office. One of those hurt had injuries that were not serious.

A spokeswoman for Aspen Valley Hospital, said the facility admitted two patients who were involved in the crash. She said they were still being evaluated, but she declined to release any other information.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the aircraft appeared to be a Bombardier Challenger 600, a mid-sized private jet.

FAA spokesman said the plane was headed from Tucson, Ariz., and crashed upon landing.

The crash prompted Twitter responses from two celebrity witnesses, who confirmed to The Associated Press that they sent the tweets.

A National Weather Service meteorologist in Grand Junction, said snow showers were reported in the area Sunday afternoon, but not at the airport. He said it has been overcast all day with temperatures hovering around 10 degrees.