What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 1855 aircraft privacy data omitted, a local news helicopter, was covering a local traffic accident when it encountered a yet to be determined loss of engine power and descended at a rapid pace, crashing into a metal shipping container located in a parking lot. The aircraft was destroyed in a post-accident fire. The pilot, passenger and one person on the ground sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AT 1855 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A LOCAL NEWS HELICOPTER, WAS COVERING A LOCAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A YET TO BE DETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DESCENDED AT A RAPID PACE, CRASHING INTO A METAL SHIPPING CONTAINER LOCATED IN A PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT, PASSENGER AND ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.