What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N774TC a SR-22, departed 10:17 am PST from reid-hillview airport enroute to the final destination reno, Nevada. At cruise the engine began losing power the pilot diverted to yolo airport. The engine power continued to worsen and unable sustain safe flight. The pilot determined the aircraft was not going to make it to the airport, and deployed the ?emergency ballistic parachute. Which resulted in an off field landing into a vineyard field causing substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot and passenger egressed the aircraft uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
N774TC A SR-22, DEPARTED 10:17 AM PST FROM REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE FINAL DESTINATION RENO, NEVADA. AT CRUISE THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER THE PILOT DIVERTED TO YOLO AIRPORT. THE ENGINE POWER CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND UNABLE SUSTAIN SAFE FLIGHT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT, AND DEPLOYED THE ?EMERGENCY BALLISTIC PARACHUTE. WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF FIELD LANDING INTO A VINEYARD FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.