NOUS55 KCYS 220110 OAVCYS NOTIFICATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 710 PM MDT FRI SEP 21 2012 FROM: JAMSKI LEAD FORECASTER WFO CHEYENNE, WY SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, LARAMIE WY (LAR), 09/21/2012 EVENT: AIRCRAFT WAS ON VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21. IT CRASHED 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. INCIDENT TIME...APPROXIMATELY 2050 UTC PILOT...........UNKNOWN ACFT TYPE.......RV7A EXPERIMENTAL REG NMBR........N423RA DEATHS: 1 INJURIES: 0 OBSERVATION: LARAMIE AIRPORT METAR KLAR 211953Z AUTO 34015G24KT 10SM CLR 22/M04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02171044 METAR KLAR 212053Z AUTO 35014G24KT 10SM CLR 22/M04 A3028 RMK AO2 PK WND 35027/2040 SLP172 T02171044 58013 TAF: CYSTAFRWL KRWL 211722Z 2118/2218 29010KT P6SM SKC FM220100 04004KT P6SM SKC= WINDS ALOFT: RIW 211200 SOUNDING SURFACE WIND 30506KT 7000 FT WIND 01507KT 8000 FT WIND 02011KT 9000 FT WIND 01009KT 12000 FT WIND 33015KT 14000 FT WIND 32516KT 16000 FT WIND 32015KT 18000 FT WIND 34512KT IN FLIGHT ADVYS: WA5T SLCT WA 212045 AIRMET TANGO UPDT 3 FOR TURB VALID UNTIL 220300 . NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACT. .... WA5Z SLCZ WA 212045 AIRMET ZULU UPDT 3 FOR ICE AND FRZLVL VALID UNTIL 220300 . NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACT. . FRZLVL...RANGING FROM 095-155 ACRS AREA 120 ALG 50NNE GGW-60NE MLS-60WSW DIK .... WA5S SLCS WA 212045 AIRMET SIERRA UPDT 5 FOR IFR AND MTN OBSCN VALID UNTIL 220300 . AIRMET IFR...ID MT FROM 30SE MLP TO 50ENE DBS TO 50SSW JAC TO 30SSW PIH TO 40SW DNJ TO 30SE MLP VIS BLW 3SM HZ/FU. CONDS CONTG BYD 03Z THRU 09Z. . AIRMET MTN OBSCN...ID MT WY NV UT CO WA OR FROM 90WSW YXC TO 60E DLN TO 50SW LAR TO 70ESE BAM TO 60WSW PDT TO 40SW YDC TO 90WSW YXC MTNS OBSC BY FU/HZ. CONDS CONTG BYD 03Z THRU 09Z. .... COMMENTS: N/A SYSTEM: ALL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. $$