GA instructor pilot reported an off-field landing after experiencing an engine failure in flight.

Attributes
ACN	1587800
Time
Date	201810
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Engine failure on a three mile final; the cause of which is unknown; the airplane was successfully landed [off airport]. Better use of procedural flying could've restarted the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA instructor pilot reported an off-field landing after experiencing an engine failure in flight.

Narrative: Engine failure on a three mile final; the cause of which is unknown; the airplane was successfully landed [off airport]. Better use of procedural flying could've restarted the airplane.

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.