What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N747JN, a powered glider, departed the designated glider runway 21 at Ephrata Municipal Airport under its own power. The pilot privacy data omitted was PIC and the sole occupant. When airborne the aircraft drifted to the left and continued to descent to the left until it impacted the ground to the left side of the runway within the airport area. The aircraft cartwheeled nose to tail and came to a rest upright, facing south. The pilot privacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omitted^
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N747JN, A POWERED GLIDER, DEPARTED THE DESIGNATED GLIDER RUNWAY 21 AT EPHRATA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT. WHEN AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED TO DESCENT TO THE LEFT UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE GROUND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITHIN THE AIRPORT AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED NOSE TO TAIL AND CAME TO A REST UPRIGHT, FACING SOUTH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.