What happened
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Pilot was contracted to delever the aircraft from carson city, NV to atlanta , GA.fixed an oil line prior to departure, topped fuel 19.1 gal. Flight at 10,500 leaned the aircraft figured 5-5.5 hours of endurance with the leaning. Normal gph 4.0HOBBES at 3.8 when the engine quit. Stated that he started the decent to his distnation which he found out was a grass strip with no services, decided to go to cdc an additional 20-30 miles, decent was 8,000 MSL and the enging quit 2-3 miles from cdc. Heading to a field then to the highway, and then decided a field in a back yard. Right wing struck a shed, left wing struck the ground, aircraft came to rest on the top, pilot evacuated the aircraft on his own.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONTRACTED TO DELEVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM CARSON CITY, NV TO ATLANTA , GA.FIXED AN OIL LINE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, TOPPED FUEL 19.1 GAL.FLIGHT AT 10,500 LEANED THE AIRCRAFT FIGURED 5-5.5 HOURS OF ENDURANCE WITH THE LEANING. NORMAL GPH 4.0HOBBES AT 3.8 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.STATED THAT HE STARTED THE DECENT TO HIS DISTNATION WHICH HE FOUND OUT WAS A GRASS STRIP WITH NO SERVICES, DECIDED TO GO TO CDC AN ADDITIONAL 20-30 MILES, DECENT WAS 8,000 MSL AND THE ENGING QUIT 2-3 MILES FROM CDC. HEADING TO A FIELD THEN TO THE HIGHWAY, AND THEN DECIDED A FIELD IN A BACK YARD.RIGHT WING STRUCK A SHED, LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE TOP, PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN.
NTSB investigation
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