What happened
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Instructor and student departed on local flight. Utilized homemade dipstick to verify 3 inches in left wing, 1 inch in right. Declined onboarding fuel prior to departure for a local flight. Upon return to departure airport for pattern work aircraft was rolling base to final when loss of power occurred and subsequent landing in field outside of airport occurred.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED ON LOCAL FLIGHT. UTILIZED HOMEMADE DIPSTICK TO VERIFY 3 INCHES IN LEFT WING, 1 INCH IN RIGHT. DECLINED ONBOARDING FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. UPON RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR PATTERN WORK AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING BASE TO FINAL WHEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING IN FIELD OUTSIDE OF AIRPORT OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
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