5NM COLORADO SP, CO, USA
N2292T
PIPER PA-28-140
THE PILOT ON A CROSS-COUNTRY LANDED AFTER 2.4 HRS. NO REFUELING CREW WAS FOUND SO HE MEASURED 15 GALS INTO EACH TANK FORABOUT 25 GALS EACH. THE NEXT LEG WAS 3.5 HOURS. AT 3.3 HRS BOTH TANKS WERE OUT OF USEABLE FUEL 6 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE AT NIGHT IN AN OPEN ROUGH FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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