What happened
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(-23) N41WE, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while flying the vor/gps runway 22 approach to rawlins municipal airport/harvey field (rwl), rawlins, Wyoming. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The air ambulance repositioning flight was being conducted on an instrument flight rules flight plan under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 135. The airline transport pilot, and two crew members sustained fatal injuries. One crew member sustained serious injuries. According to denver air route traffic control center, the airplane was lost from radar at 9,200 feet MSL in the middle of the procedure turn for the instrument approach to runway 22 at 2142. At 2140, the automated surface observation system at rwl reported the weather as winds 250 at 3 knots, visibility 2 statute miles in light snow and mist; sky condition few 500 feet AGL, scattered 900 feet AGL, overcast 1,500 feet AGL; temperature 32 degrees fahrenheit (f), dewpoint 32 degrees f, altimeter 29.35. Several witnesses in the vicinity of the accident site reported weather conditions varying from light snow to freezing rain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N41WE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE FLYING THE VOR/GPS RUNWAY 22 APPROACH TO RAWLINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/HARVEY FIELD (RWL), RAWLINS, WYOMING. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR AMBULANCE REPOSITIONING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, AND TWO CREW MEMBERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. ONE CREW MEMBER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. ACCORDING TO DENVER AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER, THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST FROM RADAR AT 9,200 FEET MSL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCEDURE TURN FOR THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT 2142. AT 2140, THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM AT RWL REPORTED THE WEATHER AS WINDS 250 AT 3 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 2 STATUTE MILES IN LIGHT SNOW AND MIST; SKY CONDITION FEW 500 FEET AGL, SCATTERED 900 FEET AGL, OVERCAST 1,500 FEET AGL; TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (F), DEWPOINT 32 DEGREES F, ALTIMETER 29.35. SEVERAL WITNESSES IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS VARYING FROM LIGHT SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN.
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