What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 29, 2017 at approximately 1235 central daylight time (CDT), a richard l Threet, RV-7A, N712RL, owned by csm aviation LLC, and operated by privacy data omitted, while descinding on a part 91 pleasure flight, contacted electric power transmission and telephone communications lines before impacted terrain, coming to rest inverted. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time and a flight following flight plan was filed. The pilot and sole occupant sustained no injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot holds a commercial pilot rating. The flight originated from longmont Colorado (klmo) at approximately 0715 mountain daylight time (MDT).
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A RICHARD L THREET, RV-7A, N712RL, OWNED BY CSM AVIATION LLC, AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE DESCINDING ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT, CONTACTED ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS LINES BEFORE IMPACTED TERRAIN, COMING TO REST INVERTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT FOLLOWING FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LONGMONT COLORADO (KLMO) AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.