- A small plane crashed near Daytona Beach, Florida on Wednesday morning
- Plane was flown by college student and a pilot examiner
- It crashed near a farmers market, according to witnesses
Two people have died when a small plane flown by a college student crashed near Daytona Beach, Florida on Wednesday.
The crash took place at around 10:00am on Wednesday near the Daytona Flea & Farmers Market.
The pilot, a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a pilot examiner with the Federal Aviation Administration, were killed.
Two people have died when a small plane flown by a college student crashed near Daytona Beach, Florida on Wednesday
![The crash took place at around 10:00am on Wednesday near the Daytona Flear & Farmers Market (file picture of a Piper PA-28)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/20/4AD375CB00000578-0-image-a-7_1522871628254.jpg)
The crash took place at around 10:00am on Wednesday near the Daytona Flear & Farmers Market (file picture of a Piper PA-28)
The identities of the victims have yet to be released.
News of the crash was reported by the Orlando Sentinel.
The student was flying a Piper PA-28 Cherokee aircraft, according to News 6 TV.
‘Our prayers and deepest sympathies go out to all those affected by this devastating loss,’ university President P. Barry Butler said in a statement.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said it had notified federal agencies of the crash, prompting an investigation.
‘Embry-Riddle is cooperating fully with all appropriate law enforcement and regulatory authorities,’ Butler said.
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