What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The training flight had originated at the Ontario Oregon airport(ont) and consisted of some air work followed by several touch and go take off and landings. On the third touch and go, on departure the aircraft reached the end of runway 32 at an altitude of 100 feet an airspeed of 65 to 70 knots. At this time the engine quit developing any power, and the instructor pilot took control of the aircraft. The instructor pilot made an off airport landing in a mowed alfalfa field. The aircraft struck the field in a slightly nose down attitude at stalled airspeed. The nose gear ans supporting structure were sheared from the aircraft, and the aircraft substantial damage. The instructor pilot and the student were not injured and there was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE TRAINING FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT THE ONTARIO OREGON AIRPORT(ONT) AND CONSISTED OF SOME AIR WORK FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, ON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF RUNWAY 32 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET AN AIRSPEED OF 65 TO 70 KNOTS. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE QUIT DEVELOPING ANY POWER, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A MOWED ALFALFA FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FIELD IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT STALLED AIRSPEED. THE NOSE GEAR ANS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WERE SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND THE STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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