"Nick Danger" wrote

I believe that statistics would indicate that fatal crashes that are the
result of an actual mechanical or electrical failure are quite rare.

No doubt. It does suck,if you are the one that the "rare" statistic bites
your butt. The point is, that you are out of options. Prolly will not
happen. It could.

I also
suspect that the number of twin engine aircraft that have suffered an
engine
failure in flight in IMC and then landed without incident is also quite
low.
The risk comparison between single engine vs multi engine for a flight
like
this in reality is probably close, although psychologically it may seem
like
there is a vast difference.

No arguement there, either. As they say, a second engine is there to take
you to the crash site, ^o))
--
Jim in NC