What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 4, 2010 at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time, N82BK, a Schleicher ASW-20 glider, was being manuevered by an airmen near Pocahontas, Illinois on a pleasure flight. A witness stated that he saw the glider circling low near the accident site between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. CDT. When the aircraft failed to return and the pilot did not call in to the glider club, an aerial search was conducted. Around 7:00 p.m. the aircraft was located and first responders were dispatched to the scene. Subsequent investigation revealed that the aircraft was destroyed due to impact forces with the ground and the pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 4, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M. LOCAL TIME, N82BK, A SCHLEICHER ASW-20 GLIDER, WAS BEING MANUEVERED BY AN AIRMEN NEAR POCAHONTAS, ILLINOIS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE GLIDER CIRCLING LOW NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE BETWEEN 1:30 AND 2:00 P.M. CDT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RETURN AND THE PILOT DID NOT CALL IN TO THE GLIDER CLUB, AN AERIAL SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED. AROUND 7:00 P.M. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT FORCES WITH THE GROUND AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL 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.