What happened
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(-23)The pilot was on a cross county flight conducted as part of his training a commerical pilot rating. Due to weather conditions, he diverted to the north of his planned route. After missing several checkpoints (highways) he decided to continue the flight, thinking that he would come upon beomgjam, WA. Due to thunderstorms developing in the mountain passes, he continued diverting to the north. Since he was below the mountain tops, he was unable to receive radio navigation signals or voice communications with arc. At 1100 pm the aicraft's engine quit due to fuel starvation. The pilot flew the aircraft towards the only lights he saw, which turned out to be campfires at a campground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTY FLIGHT CONDUCTED AS PART OF HIS TRAINING A COMMERICAL PILOT RATING. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, HE DIVERTED TO THE NORTH OF HIS PLANNED ROUTE. AFTER MISSING SEVERAL CHECKPOINTS (HIGHWAYS) HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT, THINKING THAT HE WOULD COME UPON BEOMGJAM, WA. DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES, HE CONTINUED DIVERTING TO THE NORTH. SINCE HE WAS BELOW THE MOUNTAIN TOPS, HE WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RADIO NAVIGATION SIGNALS OR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARC. AT 1100 PM THE AICRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE ONLY LIGHTS HE SAW, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE CAMPFIRES AT A CAMPGROUND.
NTSB investigation
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