The pilot reported that the sun was in his eyes as he was landing his RV-4 at the airport in Ramah, N.M.

He said that there were 3′ berms in the area where the airplane touched down and that the runway was about 30′ wide.

The pilot reported that, during his preflight inspection, he perceived that both fuel tanks were full. Based on previous flights in the Van’s RV-7, full fuel tanks allowed for about five hours of flight endurance.

About four hours after departure, he noticed a low fuel quantity on the cockpit gauges, but continued the flight toward the planned destination airport.

Several minutes later, the engine lost power, and he made a forced landing to a field in Itasca, Texas.

After a cross-country flight and during the landing roll at the airport in McKinney, Texas, the Cessna 340’s left main landing gear collapsed, causing substantial damage to the aileron.

An examination of the landing gear found the bell crank pivot bolt and gear down-lock broken.

The airline transport pilot reported that, while attempting to takeoff in an amphibious, float-equipped Cessna 206 in choppy ocean waters near Kodiak, Alaska, the airplane began to lose speed while simultaneously pitching forward.

He aborted the takeoff, and the airplane struck a large swell. The right forward float strut fractured, the airplane rolled to the right, and the right wing’s lift strut was substantially damaged.

The commercial pilot reported that the Beech N35 was nearing the destination at the conclusion of a long cross-country flight when the engine experienced a total loss of power.

He declared an emergency and conducted a forced landing to a highway near South Bend, Indiana.

During the forced landing, the airplane hit an elevated island and a car and was substantially damaged.

The noncertificated pilot was departing in the experimental light sport airplane when the engine lost power. He attempted to return to the runway, but the Quicksilver hit trees and a fence west of the departure end of the runway at the airport in Cleburne, Texas. The pilot died in the crash.

The pilot and passenger planned a round trip personal flight in the pilot’s Mooney M20E.

According to the pilot, he wanted to fuel the plane before the return leg, but he did not do so due to the passenger’s desire to arrive home before a certain time.