What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An experimental Avia-stroitel AC-5M glider, N186P, impacted the terrain about 1 mile east of Kingston, Nevada. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the glider, received fatal injuries, and the glider, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The local 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight, which departed the Kingston airstrip about 30 minutes prior to the accident, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. According to witnesses, just prior to the accident sequence, the glider was seen in a steep left turn about 500 to 600 feet above ground level. It then suddenly entered a steep climb, while still remaining in a steep left turn. During the climb, the pilot either bailed out of the glider, or was ejected from it. The glider then made an uncontrolled descent into the terrain. Although the pilot was wearing a parachute, its ripcord was not pulled, and the parachute did not open.
As the FAA filed it
AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIA-STROITEL AC-5M GLIDER, N186P, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF KINGSTON, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE GLIDER, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE GLIDER, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED THE KINGSTON AIRSTRIP ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE GLIDER WAS SEEN IN A STEEP LEFT TURN ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. IT THEN SUDDENLY ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB, WHILE STILL REMAINING IN A STEEP LEFT TURN. DURING THE CLIMB, THE PILOT EITHER BAILED OUT OF THE GLIDER, OR WAS EJECTED FROM IT. THE GLIDER THEN MADE AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT WAS WEARING A PARACHUTE, ITS RIPCORD WAS NOT PULLED, AND THE PARACHUTE DID NOT OPEN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.