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Program: CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Type: Agusta 109 Tail #: N144CF
Weather: Marginal VMC
Team: Pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic. Injuries. No patient.
Description: The Granbury TX based aircraft was conducting a positioning flight for a patient pickup and encountered marginal VMC conditions enroute.
The pilot made initial contact with ATC to open an IFR flight plan. The aircraft encountered IMC conditions and the pilot transitioned to IFR flight, initiating a climb to above MSA.
While on extended downwind for the GPS 35 approach to Eastland Municipal Airport (ETN), Eastland TX, controlled flight was lost. The aircraft struck the ground tail first, 4.4 miles south of airport, sliding approxmiately 500ft before rolling over and coming to a stop.
Additional Info: The flight nurse was able to evacuate the aircraft. Two civilians who had seen the aircraft wreckage approached the scene and extricated the other two crew members and moved them all to a safe location.
FD arrived shortly thereafter, disabled the running engines, secured the scene and then transported the crew to Eastland hospital.
Source: David Carr, Director of Risk Management & Safety