What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 01, 2018, about 1100 pacific daylight time, a Cessna T182P, N7302S, experienced a loss of power and collided with a powerline while making an emergency landing to grassy marsh in mill creek, California. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and front-seated passenger sustained serious injuries; the rear-seated pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight departed from chico airport, chico, California, about 1010. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.
Information may be added in the future as investigation continues.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 01, 2018, ABOUT 1100 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T182P, N7302S, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO GRASSY MARSH IN MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND FRONT-SEATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE REAR-SEATED PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CHICO AIRPORT, CHICO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1010. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.
INFORMATION MAY BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.