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(-19) On February 21, 2001, at 0705 CST, a Cessna 172H, N733SS, operated by airgo, inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain 1.2 miles from the Centralia Municipal Airport (enl), Centralia, Illinois on a magnetic bearing of 003 degrees from the airport. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student were fatally injured. The 14 CFR part 91 flight departed from enl at approx. 0615 on a local instructional flight. No flight plan was filed. The 0655 observed weather at Mr. Vernon, Illinois, located 19 miles southeast of enl, was: winds 020 at 7 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear, temperature 27 degrees f, dew point 13 degrees f, altimeter 30.50. A witness reported seeing the airplane traveling toward him from west to east. The witness reported hearing the airplane's engine initially, and that the enigne was at a low power setting. He reported the airplane was low, about 500 feet, and the airspeed was slow. He reported the airplane was in s steep angle of bank and in a turn to the right. After about 270 degrees of turn, the nose of the airplane came up and the airplane became inverted. The nose of the aieplane then went down. He reported the nose of the airplane started coming up and the airplane looked like it was going to recover when he lost sight of the airplane behind a tree line. He reported hearing the airplane's engine revving to full power. Then he heard the airplane impact the terrain approx. 1/4 mile away. The CFI was a commercail rated pilot with single and multi-engine airplane land and instrument pilot ratings. He held instructor ratings for single and multi-engine land airplanes and an airplane instrument instructor rating. The CFI was a citizen on the united kingdom. (-23) on 02/21/01, at 0705 CST, a Cessna 172H, N733SS, operated by airgo, inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain 1.2 miles from the Centralia Municipal Airport, Centralia (enl), IL on a magnetic bearing of 003 degrees from the airport. The certificated flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The 14 CFR part 91 flight departed from enl at approximately 0615 on a local instructional flight. No flight plan was filed. A witness reported seeing the airplane traveling toward him from west to east. The witness reported hearing the airplane's engine initially, and that the engine was at a low power setting. He reported the airplane was low, about 500 ft, and the airspeed was slow. He reported the airplane was in a steep angle of bank and in a turn to the right. After about 270 degrees of turn, the nose of the airplane came up and the airplane became inverted. The nose of the airplane then went down. He reported the nose of the airplane started coming up and the airplane looked like it was going to recover when he lost sight of the airplane behind a tree line. He reported hearing the airplane's engine revving to full power. Then he heard the airplane impact the terrain approximately 1/2 mile away.