What happened
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Aircraft departed from murray field (eureka ,CA enroute to petaluma,CA. (069)pilot at cruise speed heading south noticed the weather deteriorating and realized preferred destination of petaluma or santa rosa (sts) was not possible. PIC turned northbound towards little river airport @ fort bragg,CA at which time the fuel monitor indicated 8 gallons of fuel remaining. Shortly after turning northbound the aircraft,s engine cut out. All other instruments indicated normal. PIC stated " I assumed I ran out of fuel". PIC attempted to restart engine and glided to the ground in a nearby field. PIC lowered the landing gear which caught in the soft dirt causing the aircraft to flip over and settling on top side of fuesalage and wings. Bnh
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM MURRAY FIELD (EUREKA ,CA ENROUTE TO PETALUMA,CA. (069)PILOT AT CRUISE SPEED HEADING SOUTH NOTICED THE WEATHER DETERIORATING AND REALIZED PREFERRED DESTINATION OF PETALUMA OR SANTA ROSA (STS) WAS NOT POSSIBLE. PIC TURNED NORTHBOUND TOWARDS LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT @ FORT BRAGG,CA AT WHICH TIME THE FUEL MONITOR INDICATED 8 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING NORTHBOUND THE AIRCRAFT,S ENGINE CUT OUT. ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMAL. PIC STATED " I ASSUMED I RAN OUT OF FUEL". PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE AND GLIDED TO THE GROUND IN A NEARBY FIELD. PIC LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUGHT IN THE SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND SETTLING ON TOP SIDE OF FUESALAGE AND WINGS. BNH
NTSB investigation
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