What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The following narrative was derived from a telephone interview of the pilot. The pilot had just purchased the aircraft and was flying ii to his home in Missouri. The pilot stopped at johnstown-cambria county airport, (jst), johnstown, PA, for refueling and then departed westbound. He climbed to an altitude of 10,000 feet VFR, and was in radio contact with cleveland center. Approx. 5 miles northeast of the Connellsville Airport, (2G3), lamont furnace, PA, he noticed that his canopy had come partially opened. In an attempt to secure the canopy, the airflow caught and tore the canopy from the aircraft. The pilot declared an emergency to center, which gave the pilot immediate vectors to the Connellsville Airport. The pilot landed without further incident. The cause for the canopy coming open is undetermined due to the inability to recover the lost part.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE WAS DERIVED FROM A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT. THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING II TO HIS HOME IN MISSOURI. THE PILOT STOPPED AT JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNTY AIRPORT, (JST), JOHNSTOWN, PA, FOR REFUELING AND THEN DEPARTED WESTBOUND. HE CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET VFR, AND WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH CLEVELAND CENTER. APPROX. 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CONNELLSVILLE AIRPORT, (2G3), LAMONT FURNACE, PA, HE NOTICED THAT HIS CANOPY HAD COME PARTIALLY OPENED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE CANOPY, THE AIRFLOW CAUGHT AND TORE THE CANOPY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO CENTER, WHICH GAVE THE PILOT IMMEDIATE VECTORS TO THE CONNELLSVILLE AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAUSE FOR THE CANOPY COMING OPEN IS UNDETERMINED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO RECOVER THE LOST PART.