Six people killed in small-plane crash at Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Investigators were called to the Shannon Airport about 12:26 p.m. after reports of a fiery plane crash, said Corrine Geller, a State Police spokeswoman. She said that the small aircraft landed and the impact set it ablaze.

Six people were killed when an airplane crashed near Fredericksburg, sources tell NBC News.

The plane came to the end of the runway at the Shannon Airport near Fredericksburg and then pulled back up, flying to the end of the airport property, State Police Spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in an email. It struck the tree line, crashed and immediately caught fire.

In a news release, Virginia State Police Spokeswoman Corrine Geller said a 1969 Beech 95-B55 twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft was trying to land at Shannon Airport near Fredericksburg. The plane touched down midway down the runway and then executed a 'go-around.' While attempting to turn and climb, the aircraft appeared to stall, crash in trees on the airport property and immediately caught on fire.

The reason for the engine stalling remains under investigation by state police, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Ross was making a special trip to take an Indiana family to Virginia, free of charge.

Allen and Mary Broussard shared a special bond with Ross.

All three served in the Marine Corps and worked together at the local Marine Corps League Detachment.

Ross’ daughter, Anita Oxford, said Ross and Hamerstadt were best friends, both veterans who loved to fly. Oxford said they were taking the Borinstein family to see their son and brother graduate from the Virginia Military Institute. She also confirmed Timmermann was a foreign exchange student living with the Borinsteins.

“They were a family that just loved life. They loved participating in their community. They were in sports, and they were at youth group,” Kent Gish said. Gish attends the same church and said his friends are close with the Borinstein family.

Tuesday's event in the gymnasium of Triton Central High School in Fairland will honor Lisa Borinstein, 52, and two of her children, 19-year-old Luke and 15-year-old Emma, as well as Maren Timmermann, 15, an exchange student from Berlin, Germany.

A memorial was held at Triton Central High School for Luke, Emma, and Lisa Borinstein, who died in a Virginia plane crash with three others the previous Friday, Fairland, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016.

A scholarship fund is set up for the surviving sons. Contributions can be made at the following:

Drew & Beau Borinstein Scholarship Fund c/o Erlewein Mortuary 1484 W. US Hwy 40 Greenfield, IN 46140