The aircraft departed West Sale with full fuel tanks. The pilot initially intended to track over the mountains to Albury but was unable to do so due to cloud cover. He then decided to track via the Kilmore gap, this course of action allowing the flight to proceed over lower terrain. While the aircraft was flying through the Kilmore Gap the engine suddenly stopped. At the time, the aircraft was less than a thousand feet above the ground. The pilot changed fuel tanks and turned on the electric fuel pump but was unable to restart the engine. The aircraft hit trees initially and then made heavy contact with the ground. All occupants evacuated the wreckage and there was no post crash fire. A detailed inspection of the wreckage was carried out and no mechanical fault was found that could have contributed to the engine failure. However, from that inspection it was evident that the engine had been starved of fuel. It was determined that the right tip tank had been selected from when the aircraft took off until the engine failed. The time interval from take off to the engine stopping was approximately 60 minutes which is consistent with the time to fuel exhaustion of a tip tank for this aircraft. Significant Factors: The following factors were considered relevant to the development of the accident: 1. The pilot did not exercise sound fuel management procedures. 2. When the engine stopped, there was insufficient altitude/time available to restart the engine before the aircraft struck trees.