From left are Michael Mahl, Ella Jaz Kirk and Ella MyersThe families of three students from Silver City, New Mexico, who died in a small aircraft on May 23, 2014, have signed a settlement agreement with Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) and the pilot's estate addressing negligence in the accident.

The three students - Ella Kirk, 14; Michael Mahl, 16; and Ella Myers, 16 - were flying over the Signal Peak burn area in the Gila National Forest during their ecological monitoring internships at ALCS when the pilot of the single engine plane made several fatal decisions, leading to the crash.

The terms of the settlement include:

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