What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 20, 2009, 1918 hours a twin-engine Beech 58P airplane, c-ggbt, departed pueblo memorial airport, pueblo, Colorado (pub) for a cross-country flight to santa fe municipal airport 9SAF), santa fe, new Mexico. Approximately 1951 mountain standard time the aircraft reportedly was in cruise flight at 18,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) when it began an "uncontrolled" descent toward and area of rising mountanious terrain. The last known radar position placed the airplane at 12,800 feet MSL and one mile east of vermejo peak (13,367 feet MSL). The aircraft was destroyed vincinity of the accident airplane's last known coordinates. Night visual meterorlogical conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The private pilot and single passenger sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 20, 2009, 1918 HOURS A TWIN-ENGINE BEECH 58P AIRPLANE, C-GGBT, DEPARTED PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, PUEBLO, COLORADO (PUB) FOR A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 9SAF), SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. APPROXIMATELY 1951 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 18,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) WHEN IT BEGAN AN "UNCONTROLLED" DESCENT TOWARD AND AREA OF RISING MOUNTANIOUS TERRAIN. THE LAST KNOWN RADAR POSITION PLACED THE AIRPLANE AT 12,800 FEET MSL AND ONE MILE EAST OF VERMEJO PEAK (13,367 FEET MSL). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED VINCINITY OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE'S LAST KNOWN COORDINATES. NIGHT VISUAL METERORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.