What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot personally refueled airplane before departure from new lisbon, wisc. Pilot stated he only fueled tanks to the "tabs". He assumed this was the full mark, as he was not familiar wiht the aircraft. Enroute to lincoln, Nebraska, pilot encountered head winds. Pilot stated he was talking with lincoln ATC, he saw the fuel gauage was reading empty, he switched tanks, turned on the electric fuel pump. The motor ran for just a bit then sputtered and quit. Pilot motified ATC of the situation, that he was out of gas, and was going to have to put it down. He at first elected to land on hwy 6, but noticed there was too much traffic on the road, so he elected to land in soybean filed. Pilot landed in bean field without further incident. There was no damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PERSONALLY REFUELED AIRPLANE BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM NEW LISBON, WISC. PILOT STATED HE ONLY FUELED TANKS TO THE "TABS". HE ASSUMED THIS WAS THE FULL MARK, AS HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WIHT THE AIRCRAFT. ENROUTE TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, PILOT ENCOUNTERED HEAD WINDS. PILOT STATED HE WAS TALKING WITH LINCOLN ATC, HE SAW THE FUEL GAUAGE WAS READING EMPTY, HE SWITCHED TANKS, TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THE MOTOR RAN FOR JUST A BIT THEN SPUTTERED AND QUIT. PILOT MOTIFIED ATC OF THE SITUATION, THAT HE WAS OUT OF GAS, AND WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IT DOWN. HE AT FIRST ELECTED TO LAND ON HWY 6, BUT NOTICED THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN SOYBEAN FILED. PILOT LANDED IN BEAN FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.