What happened
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Airman conducted pre-flight planning and visually inspected the aircraft prior to departure from tallahasse, Florida. The pilot's assertion that the fuel tanks were full is supported by refueling records. Pilot preflight and leaning procedures were confirmed by passenger witness statement. Aircraft ran out of fuel approximately 8 miles se of his planned destination, Lakefront Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana two hours and fifty minutes after take off. These times are confirmed by ATC records. Pilot landed on U.S. Hwy 90 with no damage or injury. After visual inspection and refueling, another pilot from New Orleans executed the departure from hwy 90 and flew the aircraft to Lakefront Airport where it was inspected by an A&P prior to a return flight to tallahassie, Florida. The cause of excessive fuel burn is unknown.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN CONDUCTED PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM TALLAHASSE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT'S ASSERTION THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE FULL IS SUPPORTED BY REFUELING RECORDS. PILOT PREFLIGHT AND LEANING PROCEDURES WERE CONFIRMED BY PASSENGER WITNESS STATEMENT. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SE OF HIS PLANNED DESTINATION, LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA TWO HOURS AND FIFTY MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF. THESE TIMES ARE CONFIRMED BY ATC RECORDS. PILOT LANDED ON U.S. HWY 90 WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION AND REFUELING, ANOTHER PILOT FROM NEW ORLEANS EXECUTED THE DEPARTURE FROM HWY 90 AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO LAKEFRONT AIRPORT WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P PRIOR TO A RETURN FLIGHT TO TALLAHASSIE, FLORIDA. THE CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN IS UNKNOWN.
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