In its preliminary report into the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board says the student on board was practicing single-engine emergency procedures.
A small plane that crashed into a building Thursday afternoon in St. Lucie County was linked to a Fort Pierce flight school, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Betty Jones, who owns the property near the intersection of Orange Avenue and Sneed Road, says she was outside mowing the lawn when she saw the plane crash into her large garage.