20110830019529A

8/31/11 - During a telephone conversation with the pilot, he reported that prior to the accident flight, he verified that he had about 80 gallons of fuel on board the airplane, which equated to about 4 hours of fuel. The pilot said he departed helena at 1900 MDT, destined for Boeing field in seattle. Following an uneventful cruise flight at an altitude of about 14,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), the pilot thought he had just under an hour of fuel left when crossing wenatchee, Washington. The pilot crossed the cascade mountain range and began his decent towards Boeing field. The pilot said that he was vectored out west during his decent for the west approach to bfi. As the airplane descended through about 2,000 feet MSL, the engine began to sputter and subsequently lose power. Despite multiple attempts, the pilot was unable to restart the engine. The pilot reported that the controller advised him that he was close to Bremerton national airport. The pilot said that he attempted to find the airport, but was unable to do so and initiated an off field landing into a cluster of trees on a ridge line of gold mountain. The pilot added that during the entire flight, there was a headwind. According to the roc, the pilot transmitted to the controller that he had a "low fuel condition" at some point during the flight. Roc reported that radar / radio contact was lost at about 2150 PDT.