PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT MADE A FORCED LNDG OFF ARPT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. NO ACFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

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ON JUN/WED/93 AT XA30 LCL TIME I DEPARTED TO LAS VEGAS; NV; WITH 5 HRS 30 MINS OF FUEL ON BOARD (84 USABLE GALLONS). AT 3 HRS 45 MINS OF FLT TIME; BOTH GAUGES SHOWED EMPTY. I MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT GRAND CAVERN LNDG STRIP 15 NM; 091 DEGS OFF OF PGS. MY WIFE AND I RECALCULATED ALL TIMES; REFERRED TO THE OPERATING MANUAL; AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS. OUR CALCULATIONS INDICATED WE HAD A MINIMUM OF 1 HR FUEL REMAINING. THE L TANK HAD APPROX 1 1/2 INCHES OF FUEL VISIBLE. I DEPARTED FOR KINGMAN; AZ; ABOUT XD15. APPROX 8 MI FROM KINGMAN; THE L TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE ENG STOPPED. I SWITCHED TO THE R TANK; RESTARTED THE ENG; AND IDENTED A LNDG SPOT. THE R TANK EMPTIED AS I WAS LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. THE ENG STOPPED AS I SLOWED FOR LNDG. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON A GRADED; UNINHABITED; COUNTY ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VALLE VISTA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT FACILITY. I PURCHASED 25 GALLONS OF 92 OCTANE UNLEADED GASOLINE FROM A LCL RESIDENT. AT APPROX XE00 I DEPARTED FOR KINGMAN FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL.