What happened
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On February 12, 2017 at about 1400 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172S, N2179L, impacted terrain while maneuvering five miles north of Ramona, California. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot had minor injuries and the rear seated passenger was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage.
The flight originated from gillespie field airport, san diego, CA. After the preflight was accomplished and fuel was added to the airplane, an additional passenger boarded. The aircraft departed ksee from runway 27R. After approaching the practice area and conducting training near a dirt strip, two consecutive simulated engine failure procedures were accomplished. While climbing out on the last simulated engine failure, the CFI instructed the student pilot to turn left in the direction of east. Once the CFI realized that they were heading towards a box canyon he took over control of the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane impacted a wooded valley about 5 miles north of Ramona, California. The airplane impacted a large tree and steep terrain. The tree penetrated through the main cabin floor and roof. The main wreckage remained intact with the exception of the propeller assembly which was located near the main wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2017 AT ABOUT 1400 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N2179L, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING FIVE MILES NORTH OF RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES AND THE REAR SEATED PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA. AFTER THE PREFLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE AIRPLANE, AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER BOARDED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSEE FROM RUNWAY 27R. AFTER APPROACHING THE PRACTICE AREA AND CONDUCTING TRAINING NEAR A DIRT STRIP, TWO CONSECUTIVE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED. WHILE CLIMBING OUT ON THE LAST SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO TURN LEFT IN THE DIRECTION OF EAST. ONCE THE CFI REALIZED THAT THEY WERE HEADING TOWARDS A BOX CANYON HE TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A WOODED VALLEY ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A LARGE TREE AND STEEP TERRAIN. THE TREE PENETRATED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN FLOOR AND ROOF. THE MAIN WRECKAGE REMAINED INTACT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE MAIN WRECKAGE.
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