What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 4, 2011 at 1115 CDT N340BR departed runway 07 at reedsburgh (C35) climbed to approximately 300 feet AGL maximum altitude in a nose-high pitch attitude, departed from controlled flight in a stall/spin to the left. A brs parachute was deployed in flight prior to impact. The aircraft impacted the ground nearly vertical appoximately a quarter mile from the departure end of runway 07 north of the extended centerline fatally injuring the two occupants. The brs parachute lines were found to have fowled the engine/propeller. The accident aircraft had departed Reedsburg Municipal Airport on a pleasure flight approximetly forty minutes prior to the departure that led to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 4, 2011 AT 1115 CDT N340BR DEPARTED RUNWAY 07 AT REEDSBURGH (C35) CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IN A NOSE-HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE, DEPARTED FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT IN A STALL/SPIN TO THE LEFT. A BRS PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED IN FLIGHT PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEARLY VERTICAL APPOXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 07 NORTH OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE FATALLY INJURING THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE BRS PARACHUTE LINES WERE FOUND TO HAVE FOWLED THE ENGINE/PROPELLER. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED REEDSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT APPROXIMETLY FORTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE THAT LED TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.