Emergency crews responded to a deadly small plane crash in Levy County on Monday afternoon

A final report cited an instructor's preparedness and maintenance issues as causing a deadly, twin-engine plane crash in St. Lucie County.

A small plane crashed near Avalon on Catalina Island, killing two. FAA and NTSB investigators are now probing the cause.

CBS affiliate KOLD and NBC affiliate KVOA reported that the couple was heading back from Indianapolis, where they saw the University of Arizona Wildcats play in the Final Four, when the tragedy occurred.

The two victims who died after their small plane crashed on Catalina Island this week have been identified. Daniel Sarner, 51, and Robert Cox, 54, were both killed when their two-seat plane slammed into a remote stretch of the island off Los Angeles on Thursday,

The National Transportation Safety Board said both people who were on board the plane died.

An autopsy confirms the pilot’s cause of death in the Greg Biffle plane crash as investigators continue examining the fatal incident.

The plane, co-owned by William H. Miller, departed Lake City Gateway Airport at 9:06 a.m. April 12, bound for Marco, said FlightAware. The three-hour flight reached a maximum 5,600 feet high with a top speed of about 120 mph, FlightAware said.