A PA28 PLT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LANDED IN A FIELD S OF ZZZ.

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RUNNING OUT OF FUEL CAUSED THE INCIDENT. AN EMER LNDG WAS MADE IN A FARMER'S FIELD. PREFLT CHK OF THE FUEL TANKS SHOWED FUEL LEVEL JUST BELOW THE TABS IN BOTH WINGS. AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION OF FUEL IT WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE MORE THAN 3 HRS OF FUEL REMAINING. LOGBOOK SHOWED PREVIOUS PLT FLEW THE PLANE 2.2 HRS. WITH THIS IN MIND AND USEFUL FUEL AVAILABLE 5.5 HRS FOR FUEL TANK; IT WAS ASSUMED THAT 3.3 HRS OF FUEL REMAINED. AFTER START-UP OF PLANE; FUEL GAUGES SHOWED 1/2 TANK OF FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. STILL THINKING AT LEAST 3 HRS OF FUEL AVAILABLE. MAX TIME OF FLT WAS 2 HRS. AFTER 1.4 HRS OF FLYING; THE ENG QUIT AND A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE IN A FARMER'S FIELD WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PLANE WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD AND BACK TO ITS HOME ARPT. AFTER REVIEWING THE LOGBOOK ON THE FUELING OF THE AIRPLANE; IT SHOWED THAT THE PLANE HAD NOT BEEN FUELED THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT. CHKING THE FUEL LOGBOOK WITH THE PLANE'S LOGBOOK; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE USEFUL FUEL ON BOARD THE PLANE WAS ONLY 1 HR. TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN; 2 THINGS NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE ENTERING THE PLANE: 1) VISUAL CHK OF FUEL TANKS; 2) IF FUEL TANKS ARE NOT FULL; THEN THE FUEL LOGBOOK NEEDS TO BE CHKED TO BE CERTAIN OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS ON BOARD.