What happened
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Acft ran out of fuel, made an emergency landing 4 miles north of the arpt, and was destroyed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)airman fueled a/c at whitman field, wisc for non-stop flight to North Platte, NE. Airman did not obtain forecast winds aloft for the planned flight. Airman estimated he had fuel for 3.75 hours of flight. Airman stated he over flew lighted airports which he could have refueld when he observed he was running low on fuel, but neglected to do because of the time of night, and would not have been able to obtain fuel until the a.m. airman stated he pressed on to destination due to family awaiting at airman's destination. Airman ran aux fuel tank dry, switched to one of the mains, ran down to 1/4, switched to other main tank to 1/2,then back to 1st main and ran empty, switched back to main with 1/2 and ran dry. Airman stated he did not have any remaining fuel, after last tank became depleted. Airman slowed a/c as slow as possible for landing in unknown terrain at night. A/c impacted fence with left wing, destroyig wing, slid over the fence destroying right wing, nose wheel broke off, a/c came to rest with motor broken off at the mounts.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 4 MILES NORTH OF THE ARPT, AND WAS DESTROYED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)AIRMAN FUELED A/C AT WHITMAN FIELD, WISC FOR NON-STOP FLIGHT TO NORTH PLATTE, NE. AIRMAN DID NOT OBTAIN FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT. AIRMAN ESTIMATED HE HAD FUEL FOR 3.75 HOURS OF FLIGHT. AIRMAN STATED HE OVER FLEW LIGHTED AIRPORTS WHICH HE COULD HAVE REFUELD WHEN HE OBSERVED HE WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, BUT NEGLECTED TO DO BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF NIGHT, AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL UNTIL THE A.M. AIRMAN STATED HE PRESSED ON TO DESTINATION DUE TO FAMILY AWAITING AT AIRMAN'S DESTINATION. AIRMAN RAN AUX FUEL TANK DRY, SWITCHED TO ONE OF THE MAINS, RAN DOWN TO 1/4, SWITCHED TO OTHER MAIN TANK TO 1/2,THEN BACK TO 1ST MAIN AND RAN EMPTY, SWITCHED BACK TO MAIN WITH 1/2 AND RAN DRY. AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY REMAINING FUEL, AFTER LAST TANK BECAME DEPLETED. AIRMAN SLOWED A/C AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE FOR LANDING IN UNKNOWN TERRAIN AT NIGHT. A/C IMPACTED FENCE WITH LEFT WING, DESTROYIG WING, SLID OVER THE FENCE DESTROYING RIGHT WING, NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, A/C CAME TO REST WITH MOTOR BROKEN OFF AT THE MOUNTS.
NTSB investigation
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