What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed lru for svc, pilot stated reason was to obtain fuel. Pilot stated fuel qty gauge indication and fuel qty indication from installed fuel totalizer led pilot to believe he had adequate fuel for the intended flight.
During cruise phase of flight engine lost power enroute to svc, pilot thought engine had suffered an electrical problem.
Pilot declared an emergency and landed on a dirt road 7.2 miles se of the svc airport. Upon investigation of problem on the ground determined fuel starvation had occurred.
Due to ground conditions pilot determined it was unsafe to attempt a take off after refueling and contacted repair station VL1R in elp to recover the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LRU FOR SVC, PILOT STATED REASON WAS TO OBTAIN FUEL. PILOT STATED FUEL QTY GAUGE INDICATION AND FUEL QTY INDICATION FROM INSTALLED FUEL TOTALIZER LED PILOT TO BELIEVE HE HAD ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.
DURING CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER ENROUTE TO SVC, PILOT THOUGHT ENGINE HAD SUFFERED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD 7.2 MILES SE OF THE SVC AIRPORT. UPON INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM ON THE GROUND DETERMINED FUEL STARVATION HAD OCCURRED.
DUE TO GROUND CONDITIONS PILOT DETERMINED IT WAS UNSAFE TO ATTEMPT A TAKE OFF AFTER REFUELING AND CONTACTED REPAIR STATION VL1R IN ELP TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT.