Seems like 95% of these small plane crashes are always caused by running out of gas because pilots are nit careful enough about calculating their fuel needs for a given flight.
I’d say he is a (lucky) candidate for remedial math, given that he ran out of fuel some 200+ miles from his destination.
News report this morning on TV said he had fuel in the tank but it was not getting to the engine.
Supposedly the switch to switch to the second fuel tank failed. That being said small plane pilots are notorious for running out of gas. My ex boyfriend did that and had to land on the airstrip of a prison once. They were not amused. :-)