ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353883
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| Date: | Monday 24 August 1998 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6720A |
| MSN: | 28820 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sewanee, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cartersville, GA (VPC |
| (KUOS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to his departure, the pilot informed his girlfriend of his proposed arrival time at the destination airport. After landing, the pilot proceeded to park the airplane on the ramp. The pilot said, he saw his girlfriend standing on a grassy hill on the airport as he taxied to parking. Before the pilot could complete the engine shut down, his girlfriend had started running to the airplane from the left side and continued to the right side of the airplane in front of the turning propeller. The pilot's girlfriend was struck by the turning propeller. Dark night conditions existed at the time.
Probable Cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the ground pedestrian. A factor was dark night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA120
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 16:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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