The fatal crash of another BE Super 200, operated by Jet Express Services, carrying members of OSU basketball team, back in January 2001 near Strasburg, Colorado, bears certain similarities to this accident.
The Jet Express aircraft was piloted by an ATP holder with more than 5000hrs of which 2500 hrs were on type. The right seat was occupied by another pilot , not a required flight member.
In its final report the NTSB concluded that the probable cause was pilot`s spatial disorientation resulting from his failure to maintain positive manual flight control with the available flight instrumentation. Contributry cause was the failure of the a/c electrical power during IMC.