A 20-year-old Daytona Beach pilot survived a crash landing in Putnam County Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Abdulaziz Fawzi Qoutrah told authorities the Cessna 152 fixed-wing airplane he was flying had engine failure during a flight from Ormond Beach to Gainesville, according to the Highway Patrol.
The plane crash landed in a wooded, marshy area in western Putnam County south of Florida 26 and west of Florida 100 just before 5 p.m., according to the FHP.