A six-year-old was among the victims of the Wright Brother's Memorial plane crash

The five people killed aboard a single-engine plane that crashed and caught fire at Wright Brothers National Memorial First Flight Airport in North Carolina over the weekend have been identified, officials said Tuesday.

The National Park Service (NPS) identified the victims as Shashwat Ajit Adhikari, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland; Jason Ray Campbell, 43, Southern Pines, North Carolina; Kate McAllister Neely, 39, of Southern Pines, North Carolina; Matthew Arthur Fassnacht, 44, of Marietta, Georgia; and a 6-year-old child, whose name was not released.

“National Park Service staff at Wright Brothers National Memorial, Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Outer Banks Group) extend their deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones affected by this tragedy,” David said Hallac, superintendent of the Outer Banks Group, said in a statement.

The Cirrus SR-22 plane crashed around 5 p.m. Saturday in a wooded area near the airstrip, which is near the Outer Banks town of Kill Devil Hills.

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Witnesses reported that the plane was attempting to land at the airport when the plane crashed, starting a fire that set the plane on fire, authorities said.

The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department and other local fire departments helped put out the flames, but there were no survivors.

The plane was carrying five people, including a six-year-old child, at the time of the crash near the Wright Brothers Memorial. There were no survivors. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, File)

According to Stars and Stripes, Campbell was a decorated lieutenant colonel assigned to the U.S. Army's Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. He was on active duty for approximately 19 years and served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006.

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash and the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified.

“We are here to find out what happened, why it happened and how we can prevent it from happening again,” NTSB investigator Ryan Enders told reporters on Sunday.

NTSB expects to release a preliminary crash report within 10 days, although the full investigation into the cause of the crash could take between nine months and a year.

The Wright Flyer takes off for the first time in 1903's “Kitty Hawk,” with Orville taking the controls and Wilbur running alongside. (Wilbur and Orville Wright via National Park Service)

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The Wright Brothers National Memorial was built in the area where Wilbur and Orville Wright “conducted a series of experiments that led to the world's first powered heavier-than-air controlled flight three years later,” according to NPS.