47.3121° N, 119.5344° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 9, 1995 · 17:21 local
Place
Ephrata, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFTSW
Reported as
Eirvon PIK20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
317 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost lift returning to base. Wing struck fence post on off airport landing. Glider ground looped and broke up.
As the FAA filed it
LOST LIFT RETURNING TO BASE. WING STRUCK FENCE POST ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. GLIDER GROUND LOOPED AND BROKE UP.