C150 FORCED LNDG DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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I DEPARTED FCM ENRTE TO DWH. THE FORECAST WINDS WERE 180 DEGS; 10 KTS FOR MY RTE OF FLT. AFTER I PASSED FOD; I STARTED LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE TO LAND FOR FUEL. I HAD BEEN AIRBORNE APPROX 2 HRS AND IT WAS NOW DARK. SINCE EVERY SMALL ARPT I FLEW OVER WAS CLOSED; I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO STJ; WHICH WAS 300 NM FROM FCM; AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO PROB. APPROX 5 NM N OF EVU; THE ENG STARTED SPUTTERING; SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS A ROAD I WAS PARALLELING. I XMITTED MY 'MAYDAY' ON STJ CTAF FIRST; THEN I SWITCHED TO 121.5 AND BROADCAST 2 TIMES MORE. I LANDED ON THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOMEONE GAVE ME A RIDE TO A GAS STATION WHERE I GOT 5 GALLONS OF PREMIUM UNLEADED. I WENT BACK TO THE PLANE AND PUT IN THE AUTO GAS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT; THE POLICE ARRIVED AND THE USUAL PAPERWORK TOOK PLACE. AFTER SEVERAL HRS; I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING TO ATTEMPT TO TKOF. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I WENT OUT TO THE ARPT AND GOT 10 GALLONS OF AVGAS AND WENT OUT TO WHERE THE PLANE WAS PARKED AND PUT FUEL IN. THE CEILING WAS TOO LOW; SO I WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK OF FROM THE ROAD; WITH THE SHERIFF DEPT'S HELP; WITHOUT INCIDENT. I CONTINUED ON TO DWH WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I TALKED TO ZKC THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT. THEY RPTED ACTUAL WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 KTS FROM THE S. I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET BACK TO DWH. I SHOULD HAVE PAID CLOSER ATTENTION TO HOW LONG I HAD BEEN FLYING; AND I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED FOR FUEL IN FOD. I NOW REALIZE THAT I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY; AND SHOULD STOP FOR FUEL MORE OFTEN WHEN FLYING AN UNFAMILIAR ACFT AT NIGHT. I HAD PICKED THE ACFT UP IN FCM FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD JUST BOUGHT IT; AND I WAS DELIVERING IT TO HIM. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WANTED TO GET HOME THAT NIGHT; I SHOULD NOT HAVE PUT AUTO GAS IN THE ACFT WHICH DID NOT HAVE AN STC.