According to the current NTSB Preliminary, the airplane was performing a take off with a simulated engine failure to determine take-off distance requirements at minimum flap setting. You can get (a few) more details by looking it up on the NTSB Mishap Query website.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20110403X03645&key=1
Some witness reports implied that the plane was at a very high angle of attack as the sequence began, and that crosswinds were significant.
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