What happened
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privacy data omitted Was conducting an instructional flight with privacy data omitted. The flight was planned to be a 2 hour lesson with landings at jrf and maneuvers in the south practice area on the island of oahu. Fuel on board was estimated to be 10 gallons a side by visually inspecting the fuel tanks and inserting privacy data omitted index finger into the fuel tanks. privacy data omitted Stated that the tip of his finger barely touched the fuel. The aircraft has a burn rate of 7-8 gallons an hour. 1.7 hours into the flight the aircraft lost power and an emergency off airport landing was made in a farm field. There were no injuries or damage to the aircraft. Inspector privacy data omitted of WP-13 arrived at the scene an hour after the landing and inspected the fuel tanks and fuel strainers. All were empty. The aircraft was inspected by an a & p mechanic privacy data omitted, who found the airplane to be airworthy. The airplane was flown out of the field and back to hnl 2 days later. The cause of engine failure has been determined to be fuel exhaustion due to improper preflight planning.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED TO BE A 2 HOUR LESSON WITH LANDINGS AT JRF AND MANEUVERS IN THE SOUTH PRACTICE AREA ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU. FUEL ON BOARD WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 10 GALLONS A SIDE BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE FUEL TANKS AND INSERTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDEX FINGER INTO THE FUEL TANKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BARELY TOUCHED THE FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A BURN RATE OF 7-8 GALLONS AN HOUR. 1.7 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF WP-13 ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AN HOUR AFTER THE LANDING AND INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS AND FUEL STRAINERS. ALL WERE EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A & P MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO FOUND THE AIRPLANE TO BE AIRWORTHY. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD AND BACK TO HNL 2 DAYS LATER. THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING.
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