Authorities said they received a report of an “explosion in the sky” around 12:26 p.m.
There was wreckage on the ground about five miles northwest of the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport.
The other pilot’s travel plans were unknown, he said. The second plane was a Cessna 172 whose pilot was its lone occupant, Gregor said.
Debris from the burned wreckage was scattered over five acres in a remote area where emergency vehicles were gathered, Salt Lake City television station KSL reported.
A parachute was visible in the debris field, but there was no indication the parachute had been deployed in the collision that left no survivors, the station reported.
The FAA’s Gregor said the chute likely was a cargo-type parachute that is standard equipment on a Cirrus SR22 and which can be deployed to bring the aircraft to a soft landing in the event of engine failure.
Sweetwater County authorities were releasing no information on the aircraft, the circumstances of the collision or the victims.
Sheriff’s spokesman Dick Blust said deputies were still working to identify the occupants of the planes and notifying their relatives. He said he had no other information.
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