( CNN ) -- Two small planes collided in the sky over a wooded area of New York state Monday afternoon , killing two people and critically injuring a third , authorities said . Federal Aviation Administration officials said they did not have details of what led to the collision , but said it involved two small Piper aircraft , a PA-24 and a PA-28 . Orange County , New York , spokeswoman Orysia Dmytrenko said the two planes came down in a wooded area off County Route 12 in the town of Wawayanda , New York . The incident happened around 3 p.m. about 60 miles north-northwest of New York City . A New York State Police helicopter responding to the scene of one wrecked plane and spotted the second plane in a wooded area and helped lead rescuers to it , officials said . In addition to the state police , fire departments from the towns of New Hampton , Goshen and Mechanicstown responded . The identities of those injured and killed were not immediately known . The PA-24 is registered to a Sussex , New Jersey , man , and the PA-28 is registered to a Boonton , New Jersey , man , according to FAA records . The PA-24 is commonly known as the Piper Comanche , while the PA-28 is the Piper Cherokee .
Two small Piper aircraft were involved in the crash . In addition to the two dead , one person was critically injured , authorities said . The plane crashed at about 1:45 p.m. local time on a rural road near the town of Roswell, New Mexico.