April 29 (UPI) -- Federal investigators are looking into the cause of a air ambulance crash that killed three crew members in Amarillo, Texas early Saturday.
The plane, operated by the company Rico Aviation, crashed in a field shortly after takeoff from the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. Weather conditions at the time were less-than-ideal. The Amarillo Globe News reported the plane took off under a light rain and sustained winds of 24 mph, with gusts of up to 31 mph.