( CNN ) -- One FAA safety inspector was killed and another injured Tuesday when a helicopter they were on crashed into an apparently unoccupied house in Jackson , Mississippi , authorities said . The Robinson R44 helicopter that crashed is similar to the one pictured here . The Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into the duplex-style house about half a mile east of Hawkins Field airport , according to Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration . The two people on the aircraft were from the agency 's Flight Standards District Office in Jackson , Bergen said . Names of the two were not released . Both victims were taken to the Mississippi Medical Center where one of them died shortly after arriving , according to medical center spokesman Jack Masurak . Lee Vance , Jackson assistant police chief , said the rear roof of the house sustained most of the damage from the crash , and no one answered the door when emergency personnel arrived , leading him to believe the house was unoccupied at the time . The helicopter , which was registered to a local company and operated out of the airport , was demolished in the crash , authorities said . No further details about the crash were available .
Both were taken to Mississippi Medical Center where one died , said police . Part of house sustained most of the damage from the crash , say police . Property registered to a local company , demolished in crash , police said .