HUNGRYLAND PRESERVE, Fla. (CBS12) — A newly released incident report shows a teen pilot en route to Delray Beach made an emergency landing after the plane’s engine suddenly lost power Saturday night.
According to an incident report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 9:18 p.m. to the area of Pratt Whitney Road and Indiantown Road after receiving reports of a plane crash. Upon arrival, they found the aircraft belly-up in a brush line along Canal Road.
The 19-year-old pilot told deputies he experienced an engine failure and declared an emergency. The report states that due to low altitude, he was forced to land the aircraft in a wooded area, causing it to overturn…