What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed gunnison, CO (gun) enroute to Denver, CO (apa) under an IFR flight plan. Weather briefing provided by duats. Aircraft had a current annual with the last inspection dated 07/12/01. METAR weather at the time at apa was; wind 050 at 10 knots, visibility 5 statue mile with mist, clouds were broken at 9000' and overcast at 15,000', temperature was -4 degrees c and dew point -6 degrees c. the temperature/dew point spread would indicate icing conditions. The aircraft was cleared for the ILS, runway 35R. At approximately 4 nautical miles the pilot reported having lost an engine. Witness reports indicate the aircraft continued to descend and banked. The wreckage would suggest the aircraft struck the ground near vertical and inverted. The aircraft came to rest upright, 30' from initial point and positioned in the direction of the original flight path approximately 1/2 mile east of I-25, mile marker 190.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GUNNISON, CO (GUN) ENROUTE TO DENVER, CO (APA) UNDER AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. WEATHER BRIEFING PROVIDED BY DUATS. AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL WITH THE LAST INSPECTION DATED 07/12/01. METAR WEATHER AT THE TIME AT APA WAS; WIND 050 AT 10 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 5 STATUE MILE WITH MIST, CLOUDS WERE BROKEN AT 9000' AND OVERCAST AT 15,000', TEMPERATURE WAS -4 DEGREES C AND DEW POINT -6 DEGREES C. THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT SPREAD WOULD INDICATE ICING CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS, RUNWAY 35R. AT APPROXIMATELY 4 NAUTICAL MILES THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING LOST AN ENGINE. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND BANKED. THE WRECKAGE WOULD SUGGEST THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NEAR VERTICAL AND INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, 30' FROM INITIAL POINT AND POSITIONED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT PATH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF I-25, MILE MARKER 190.
NTSB investigation
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