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.
(-23) Just after the glider left the ground a hand held radio fell out of the pilots pocket and lodged in front of the control stick. The pilot then released the glider from the tow plane due to lack of elevator up control causing the glider to strike the ground tail first.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) JUST AFTER THE GLIDER LEFT THE GROUND A HAND HELD RADIO FELL OUT OF THE PILOTS POCKET AND LODGED IN FRONT OF THE CONTROL STICK. THE PILOT THEN RELEASED THE GLIDER FROM THE TOW PLANE DUE TO LACK OF ELEVATOR UP CONTROL CAUSING THE GLIDER TO STRIKE THE GROUND TAIL FIRST.