What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/31/2021 at approximately 1130 CST while practicing take-off's and landings at Hartford, WI. (Hxf), a Piper J3 cub, N42522 lost power and landed in a soybean field across the road from the airport. The aircraft impacted the ground heading 270 degrees and slid through the field ending up on a 350 degree heading. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing spars, propeller, landing gear and fuselage. The rear seat was occupied by a private pilot receiving tailwheel instruction. He sustained serious injuries. The forward seat was occupied by the certified flight instructor and she sustained fatal injuries on impact to the field and passed away later that evening. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/31/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST WHILE PRACTICING TAKE-OFF'S AND LANDINGS AT HARTFORD, WI. (HXF), A PIPER J3 CUB, N42522 LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND HEADING 270 DEGREES AND SLID THROUGH THE FIELD ENDING UP ON A 350 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPARS, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. THE REAR SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FORWARD SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND SHE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES ON IMPACT TO THE FIELD AND PASSED AWAY LATER THAT EVENING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.