Pilot Reported Engine Trouble

A Beechcraft BE76 Duchess went down in Florida Wednesday during an apparent emergency landing attempt, killing a student pilot and his instructor.

Authorities believe the light twin (file photo of type, below) was attempting to land at Spruce Creek, a Daytona Beach fly-in community. The two departed Daytona Beach International to practice approach procedures about an hour-and-a-half before the pilot reported engine trouble.

The flight instructor, 25-year-old Daniel Monroe, died at the scene. His student -- Daniel Richman, a 37-year-old Canadian citizen -- was cut from the burning wreckage by a homeowner who witnessed the crash. He was airlifted to a local trauma center... but later died from his injuries.

The NTSB was on the scene Wednesday evening to begin its investigation.

**   Report created 11/2/2006   Record 1    **
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 6017U        Make/Model: BE76      Description: 76 Duchess
  Date: 11/01/2006     Time: 1618

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
  City: DAYTONA BEACH   State: FL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  ACFT ON PRACTICE APPROACHES, REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND CRASHED, THERE
  WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE WAS FATALLY INJURED AND ONE WAS SERIOUSLY
  INJURED, DAYTONA BEACH, FL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   1     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: 1553Z 01011KT 10SM FEW026 BKN065 OVC090 26/19 3005

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Training      Phase: Unknown      Operation: OTHER

  Departed:                             Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination:                          Flt Plan:              Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: 

  FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL  (SO15)                   Entry date: 11/02/2006

FMI: www.faa.gov