What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 27, 2010, at approximately 1450 pacific daylight time , N5880R, a Cessna 172G, piloted by private pilot privacy data omitted, inbound to Anacortes airport (74S) from the east, declared a "mayday" after an engine failure and elected to land in a field a few miles east of the airport (74S) and collided with power lines, flipping the aircraft onto its back prior to impacting the field. The pilot, the sole person onboard, was seriously injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 27, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME , N5880R, A CESSNA 172G, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INBOUND TO ANACORTES AIRPORT (74S) FROM THE EAST, DECLARED A "MAYDAY" AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD A FEW MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT (74S) AND COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE FIELD. THE PILOT, THE SOLE PERSON ONBOARD, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.