What happened
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10/30/2023 - Aircraft departed centralia, illinos airport (kenl) to fly to Lamar, Colorado (klaa). The distance is approxiamately 781 miles. The previous flight from caldwell county airport, north carolina (kmrn) to centralia, illinos airport (kenl). The pilot stated the aircraft burned 42 gallons in 3.7 hours (approximately 13.5/GPH). The aircaft has 72 gallons of useable fuel. The flight from kmrn to klaa would burn appromiamately 69 gallons of fuel to travel 781 miles. Pilot stated at approximately 20 miles from klaa, the engine died. He switched fuel tanks and restarted the engine. On the five mile final to klaa the engine died again and he made an emergency landing in a field next to the airport. The aircraft's fuel tanks were inspected and both were empty. Pilot mismanaged the fuel consumption and ran out of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
10/30/2023 - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CENTRALIA, ILLINOS AIRPORT (KENL) TO FLY TO LAMAR, COLORADO (KLAA). THE DISTANCE IS APPROXIAMATELY 781 MILES. THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT FROM CALDWELL COUNTY AIRPORT, NORTH CAROLINA (KMRN) TO CENTRALIA, ILLINOS AIRPORT (KENL). THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BURNED 42 GALLONS IN 3.7 HOURS (APPROXIMATELY 13.5/GPH). THE AIRCAFT HAS 72 GALLONS OF USEABLE FUEL. THE FLIGHT FROM KMRN TO KLAA WOULD BURN APPROMIAMATELY 69 GALLONS OF FUEL TO TRAVEL 781 MILES. PILOT STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM KLAA, THE ENGINE DIED. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ON THE FIVE MILE FINAL TO KLAA THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS WERE INSPECTED AND BOTH WERE EMPTY. PILOT MISMANAGED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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