What happened
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Acft ran out of fuel, and the pilot made an emergancy landing in a field, other circumstances are unknown. (.19)on July 7, 1999, about 1500 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-22, N4707C, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during an off airport forced landing following a sudden loss of engine power. The accident occurred approximately three miles west of Cottage Grove airport, Cottage Grove, Oregon. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal/pleasure flight. The flight originated from gasquet airport, gasquet, California approximately one hour and 30 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot stated that during the landing roll-out the aircraft struck a large rock and nosed over, causing substantial damage to the aircraft's wings and fuselage. (-23) a/c experienced total engine shut down three miles west of Cottage Grove, Oregon, at 3500 feet. Pilot tried unsuccessfully to restart engine by selecting a different tank. Neither tank had fuel. A/c landed in a field and struck a rock with the nose landing gear. The gear partially collapsed and a/c flipped upside down.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGANCY LANDING IN A FIELD, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JULY 7, 1999, ABOUT 1500 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22, N4707C, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF COTTAGE GROVE AIRPORT, COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL/PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GASQUET AIRPORT, GASQUET, CALIFORNIA APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE ROCK AND NOSED OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (-23) A/C EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN THREE MILES WEST OF COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, AT 3500 FEET. PILOT TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESTART ENGINE BY SELECTING A DIFFERENT TANK. NEITHER TANK HAD FUEL. A/C LANDED IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A ROCK WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND A/C FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.
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