WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A 19-year-old pilot walked away unharmed after the plane he was flying crashed near West Palm Beach.

The plane landed upside down in the Hungryland Preserve in Martin County on Saturday.

The young pilot said he was logging flight hours headed from Melbourne to Fort Lauderdale when his engine failed, causing the crash.

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