What happened
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Instructor was demonstrating stalls to student. After stall, engine did not power up when the throttle was advanced. On approach engine briefly powered up and then quit. Instructor landed in a field. On landing on plowed field, the nose wheel and strut detached. Nose dug in and aircraft ended up on back. Instructor and student sucessfully departed aircraft. No fuel smell or leakage observed. When the aircraft was recovered, 1 quart of fuel remained in the aircraft. No evidence of fuel leakage was observed on the aircraft or ground. Record check showed the last fuel (7.1 gallons) was put in 3 tach hours earlier. Aircraft capacity is 22 gallons usable and uses about 6.5 gallons per hour. Student had checked the fuel level before the flight. Instructor had not checked fuel level but depended on student's observation.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING STALLS TO STUDENT. AFTER STALL, ENGINE DID NOT POWER UP WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. ON APPROACH ENGINE BRIEFLY POWERED UP AND THEN QUIT. INSTRUCTOR LANDED IN A FIELD. ON LANDING ON PLOWED FIELD, THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT DETACHED. NOSE DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON BACK. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUCESSFULLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. NO FUEL SMELL OR LEAKAGE OBSERVED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, 1 QUART OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE AIRCRAFT OR GROUND. RECORD CHECK SHOWED THE LAST FUEL (7.1 GALLONS) WAS PUT IN 3 TACH HOURS EARLIER. AIRCRAFT CAPACITY IS 22 GALLONS USABLE AND USES ABOUT 6.5 GALLONS PER HOUR. STUDENT HAD CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL BEFORE THE FLIGHT. INSTRUCTOR HAD NOT CHECKED FUEL LEVEL BUT DEPENDED ON STUDENT'S OBSERVATION.
NTSB investigation
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