Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies identified the dead men as Jeffery Daniel Legro, 24, and Joseph Benjamin Grammer, 36.

Deputies said the men had picked up the chopper from a helicopter company in Century, Fla., on Wednesday and were flying to Grammer's flight training school in Boulder City, Nev. They were scheduled to make a stop in Paris, Texas.

The helicopter was a refurbished Fairchild-Hiller 1100.

The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the cause of the crash, which occurred in woods off Louisiana Highway 2 near Hosston.

Caddo sheriff's deputies received reports of a low-flying aircraft and then a crash about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies found the wreckage after two hours of searching.

FAA investigators are expected to arrive on Friday, deputies said.