What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 28, 2006, at approximately 10:40 a.m., Cirrus SR22-SR22 aircraft, registration number N91MB departed eagle creek airport (eye) on an IFR flight enroute to hilton head airport (hxd), (SC) with four (4) occupants. The aircraft crashed into a retention pond approximately 2.4 miles southwest of eye. The ballistic parachute was deployed and appprox. 3/4 open during the emergency. The seat belts safety airbags were deployed. The pilot was critically injured and the other three occupants were seriously injured. Four people on the ground suffered minor injuries during the rescue operations. The pilot was pronounced dead later at the hospital. The aircraft was partially submerged and destroyed by the impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 A.M., CIRRUS SR22-SR22 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N91MB DEPARTED EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT (EYE) ON AN IFR FLIGHT ENROUTE TO HILTON HEAD AIRPORT (HXD), (SC) WITH FOUR (4) OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RETENTION POND APPROXIMATELY 2.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EYE. THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND APPPROX. 3/4 OPEN DURING THE EMERGENCY. THE SEAT BELTS SAFETY AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE PILOT WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AND THE OTHER THREE OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUR PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE RESCUE OPERATIONS. THE PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD LATER AT THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AND DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.