Possible scenario:
Pilot finds that whilst en-route his ETA is not quite what he had expected, wondering about his fuel Qty left the whole time. Flying SE means the view ahead is rapidly getting dull. Arrives overhead now very worried, nervous & feeling rather silly. Can't get the Rwy lights activated whilst flying around in what would be considered a very strange environment. Flying at night in the outback is not for the faint hearted. Numerous turns to stay close the airfield has left the pilot almost disorientated. Swiss cheese holes starting to line up now. 1. low fuel to the point of being unknown. 2. Night time, very dark, never done this before. 3. Very anxious can't seem to get the lights activated all the time trying to keep the plane upright. 4. Now very disorientated, very nervous, passenger now adding to his concerns by becoming also very upset. 5. Fuel finally runs out, desperate Mayday call. The holes have now lined up perfectly.. Their world is now very frightening, quiet, almost surreal, fighting the plane as it loses energy in the dark the compass starts moving alarming fast, the wind noise is increasing, the heart rate is fast, eyeballs almost out stretched looking for a single light, feeling for the ground out there somewhere in the inky black darkness....suddenly it ends...…….tragedy has claimed two lives....RIP
The above is a typical scenario possibly not actually this one but similar?
I can only hope others may learn something of their demise:-(