Fuel Exhaustion During Cruise Results in Emergency Landing on State Highway

Incident Overview During a cruise flight, the aircraft suffered a complete loss of engine power caused by fuel exhaustion. The pilot managed to execute an emergency landing on a state highway. However, just before the airplane came to a complete stop, its left wing impacted a vehicle. ## Contributing Factors The investigation noted that the pilot did not visually inspect or measure the fuel quantity in each tank prior to takeoff. This lack of pre-flight fuel verification contributed to the fuel exhaustion event during the cruise phase of the flight. ## Outcome The pilot successfully landed the airplane on the state highway despite the total loss of engine power. The only reported impact occurred when the left wing struck a vehicle immediately prior to the aircraft coming to a stop.