Photo provided by Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Authorities gather at a command post set up in Wallace to discuss the search for an aircraft that was last detected near the Wetzel/Harrison County line.

NEW MARTINSVILLE — There were few concrete facts Wednesday regarding the status of an aircraft that was last known to be flying near the Wetzel/Harrison County line, said Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny.

According to a Wednesday morning statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft is a Cirrus SR20. It is presumed the airplane has crashed and that two people are on board, officials said.

The aircraft’s last known position was approximately 23 miles northwest of Clarksburg. The aircraft departed from Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown, Del., on Tuesday. It was heading to Fleming-Mason Airport in Flemingsburg, Ky.

According to Wetzel County Sheriff Mike Koontz, the sheriff’s department is aware of the situation and is offering assistance as needed.

Matheny said Harrison County’s 911 Office of Emergency Services received information at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday regarding the aircraft.

Matheny said, based on the call, volunteer fire departments and the county’s 911 center joined forces and set up a command post at the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department.

“We did some ground searches. We had a Drone and did some searches in the area and around the county line to try to locate the aircraft.”

Matheny said the sheriff department’s detective unit has conducted a search regarding who the owner of the aircraft is, the tail number on the plane, and the plane’s last known position on the radar.

Matheny said Wednesday evening that efforts to locate the plane have been unsuccessful.

Authorities have requested Civil Air Patrol assistance, which arrived on scene Wednesday evening.

“They have an aircraft in the air now,” Matheny said Wednesday evening. The sheriff said the patrol was attempting to locate the craft, which “could be anywhere.”

“The aircraft was headed north from Harrison County, toward Wetzel County.”

Matheny said the West Virginia State Police used a helicopter to search Wetzel County. Meanwhile, Harrison County has also coordinated efforts with Marion County to search the “Five Points” area that encompasses Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Wetzel and Tyler counties.

“We are going to suspend the ground search at dark,” Matheny said Wednesday.

Matheny said the search would resume and responders would regroup today.