What happened
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Pilot departed executive at approximately 10:15 pm; he verified fuel gauges both read over half full during pre-flight. He confirmed fuel levels with visual inspection of tanks. No fuel was purchased at executive (kedc). He added 1 quart of oil. Engine run up was completed with no abnormalities noticed during run up. The flight was conducted VFR at night. No flight plan was filed. He picked up VFR flight following from austin approach. He completed cruise checklist in flight. Gauges all read in normal ranges. Stated approximately 15 minutes into flight, experienced sudden power loss while in cruise flight at 5,500 feet, could see ktpl runway lights in the distance and turned to tpl. Advised gray approach of engine failure and attemped to land at Temple, attempted to restore power, but was unsuccessful. As he got closer to Temple, he stated it became clear that he would not be able to make the runway and selected a field approximately 2-3 miles northeast of the Temple Airport and made an off-field landing
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED EXECUTIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 PM; HE VERIFIED FUEL GAUGES BOTH READ OVER HALF FULL DURING PRE-FLIGHT. HE CONFIRMED FUEL LEVELS WITH VISUAL INSPECTION OF TANKS. NO FUEL WAS PURCHASED AT EXECUTIVE (KEDC). HE ADDED 1 QUART OF OIL. ENGINE RUN UP WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTICED DURING RUN UP. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED VFR AT NIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. HE PICKED UP VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM AUSTIN APPROACH. HE COMPLETED CRUISE CHECKLIST IN FLIGHT. GAUGES ALL READ IN NORMAL RANGES. STATED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER LOSS WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 5,500 FEET, COULD SEE KTPL RUNWAY LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE AND TURNED TO TPL. ADVISED GRAY APPROACH OF ENGINE FAILURE AND ATTEMPED TO LAND AT TEMPLE, ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AS HE GOT CLOSER TO TEMPLE, HE STATED IT BECAME CLEAR THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND SELECTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE TEMPLE AIRPORT AND MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING
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