# Accident 20110804016889A: Reinboldt Richard A CHALLENGER II, Reedsburg, WI, August 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2011, 11:15 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Airport: Reedsburg Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5303° N, 89.9892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5303&lon=-89.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340BR-2012-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reinboldt Richard A CHALLENGER II (registry code 056265K, https://openairdocs.org/model/reinboldt-richard-a-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REINBOLDT RICHARD A CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 77 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA546) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804016889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11LA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA546), Aug 4, 2011: Reinboldt Richard A Challenger II (N340BR), Reedsburg, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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