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Columbus, OH is about 400 miles from Peoria, IL and that is well within the range of a Skymaster. If you flight planned for cruise of 165 knots, that is a little over 2 hours. The Skymaster has at least 4 hours of range, as I recall, at 23 gallons per hour with standard fuel capacity of 92 or so gallons. Maybe there were severe headwinds or he took off without full fuel(maybe he was carrying a load and took golf clubs and people instead of fuel). Again, flight planning is the responsibility of the PIC.
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