Two hurt when small plane crashes in field a couple of miles from Airport.

[SoCal Mac]

https://news.yahoo.com/news/two-hurt-small-plane-crashes-212353685.html

Low on fuel. What a way to damage a vintage aircraft. Either a bad fuel gauge or pilot not knowing how to read a fuel gauge.

Hoping they can repair and fly this plane once again.

[Anmer]

We always dipped a wooden marker stick into the tanks on normal pre-flight checks. Gauges can't be trusted.

[SoCal Mac]

We always have relied on the fuel gauge and refueled each time we landed. I usually know how far I can go on based on my fuel load both in an aircraft or my personal vehicle. Last time I used a wooden stick to check a fuel tank was back in high school when I worked at a local gas station and had to order fuel.