What happened
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(-5)Pilot on return from cross country, reported to approach control at 20 miles west and was cleared into pbi airspace. At 5 mile from pbi, pilot was advised that pbi was IFR. Pilot was vectored west for 7 miles, south, then east. Pilot was advised to contact fss. Pilot stated attempt to get to alternate airport of boca raton or north county. Fss could not advise pilot of weather at either due to no weather report capability at either station. Pilot advised approach that he would return to pahokee. Aircraft fuel depletion at 20 miles west of pbi, pilot landed aircraft without power to freshly cut sugar cane field. No injuries and no damage to aircraft. Inspection of fuel tanks: left tank-empty right tank-less than usable. Quality of fuel, good.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)PILOT ON RETURN FROM CROSS COUNTRY, REPORTED TO APPROACH CONTROL AT 20 MILES WEST AND WAS CLEARED INTO PBI AIRSPACE. AT 5 MILE FROM PBI, PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT PBI WAS IFR. PILOT WAS VECTORED WEST FOR 7 MILES, SOUTH, THEN EAST. PILOT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT FSS. PILOT STATED ATTEMPT TO GET TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT OF BOCA RATON OR NORTH COUNTY. FSS COULD NOT ADVISE PILOT OF WEATHER AT EITHER DUE TO NO WEATHER REPORT CAPABILITY AT EITHER STATION. PILOT ADVISED APPROACH THAT HE WOULD RETURN TO PAHOKEE. AIRCRAFT FUEL DEPLETION AT 20 MILES WEST OF PBI, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT POWER TO FRESHLY CUT SUGAR CANE FIELD. NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF FUEL TANKS: LEFT TANK-EMPTY RIGHT TANK-LESS THAN USABLE. QUALITY OF FUEL, GOOD.
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