What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Accident glider was being launched with an acro-tow. The tow plane assumed an extraordinary nose high attitude and climbed to 200 or 300 feet AGL. The glider released and without sufficient flying speed - stalled. The glider struck the ground hard enough to be destroyed, but the pilot received only minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT GLIDER WAS BEING LAUNCHED WITH AN ACRO-TOW. THE TOW PLANE ASSUMED AN EXTRAORDINARY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND CLIMBED TO 200 OR 300 FEET AGL. THE GLIDER RELEASED AND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED - STALLED. THE GLIDER STRUCK THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO BE DESTROYED, BUT THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR 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.