Pilot John Charter said he had to make a quick decision when the aircraft's engine failed as he flew over a local neighborhood.
Charter had been in the air 10-15 minutes after taking off from a field near Whisperwood on the north side of DeLand.
"I was trying to make it back to the field, but then I saw the power lines and I just put it in the trees," Charter said.
Charter seemed to be in good spirits as he waited for the Federal Aviation Administration to arrive to investigate the crash.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office was also on the scene.
Charter said he built the ultralight plane at his home in Columbus, Ohio. He has been flying ultralights for 20 years.
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IDENTIFICATION Regis#: UNK Make/Model: ULTR Description: UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT Date: 08/02/2012 Time: 1215 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Unknown LOCATION City: DE LEON SPRINGS State: FL Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES AFTER TAKEOFF. DE LEON SPRINGS, FL INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: OTHER DATA Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 08/03/2012
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