Narrative:

I did not catch that the plane was not fueled as I requested before I departed bos with 350 pounds of fuel. This was sufficient fuel for departure; but not to get to the planned destination with 45 minute reserve. I realized my mistake just after departure and returned to bos for additional fuel before continuing to [destination]. This was a repositioning flight with no passengers on board.first officer and I flew [many legs]. At bos; I was informed that there were no scheduled passengers to [our destination] and that we could leave early. I was eager to get ahead of schedule; completed weight and balance and then went upstairs for a coffee before proceeding to the airplane. I did not realize airplane had not been fueled.I realize that I was eager to get ahead of schedule and that I did not complete every line on the company start-up nor the line-up and wait checklists.I believe that I always check the fuel quantity when flying with passengers because I am concerned about having too much fuel and being overweight. In this case; with no passengers; I was not concerned about too much fuel and mistakenly never considered too little fuel.I understand the importance of always following every line of the company checklists in all situations. I have learned an important lesson and will be more diligent in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air taxi pilot reported departing with insufficient fuel to reach its destination and shortly after takeoff returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: I did not catch that the plane was not fueled as I requested before I departed BOS with 350 pounds of fuel. This was sufficient fuel for departure; but not to get to the planned destination with 45 minute reserve. I realized my mistake just after departure and returned to BOS for additional fuel before continuing to [destination]. This was a repositioning flight with no passengers on board.First Officer and I flew [many legs]. At BOS; I was informed that there were no scheduled passengers to [our destination] and that we could leave early. I was eager to get ahead of schedule; completed weight and balance and then went upstairs for a coffee before proceeding to the airplane. I did not realize airplane had not been fueled.I realize that I was eager to get ahead of schedule and that I did not complete every line on the company start-up nor the line-up and wait checklists.I believe that I always check the fuel quantity when flying with passengers because I am concerned about having too much fuel and being overweight. In this case; with no passengers; I was not concerned about too much fuel and mistakenly never considered too little fuel.I understand the importance of always following every line of the company checklists in all situations. I have learned an important lesson and will be more diligent in the future.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.