Cessna 172S accident near Statesboro, GA
On October 17, 2022, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Statesboro, GA. 1 person died.
- Date
- October 17, 2022
- Place
- Statesboro, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 32.483°N, 81.737°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221017106133
Official records · ERA23LA022
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 16, 2022, about 2235 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N2476Y was not damaged when it was involved in an accident in Statesboro, Georgia. The pilot, pilot-rated passenger, and one passenger were not injured; one passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On the day of the accident, both the pilot and pilot-rated passenger had departed from Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (BKV), Brooksville, Florida, around 1504 and arrived at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport (TBR), Statesboro, Georgia, around 1728. After loading two passengers, they departed for Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) at 1829 and arrived at SAV about 1852. The pilot and the pilot-rated passenger (who was the pilot’s brother) had rented the airplane from the flight school in which they both were enrolled. The purpose of the series of flights was for them to build more flight time, and while doing so, to fly a friend and his dinner date from TBR to SAV. After they arrived in SAV, the pilot and pilot-rated passenger had something to eat while they waited on their friend and his date to return to the airport. Upon their return, they loaded the passengers into the rear set of seats and departed SAV around 2210. According to the pilot, after taxiing to the ramp, their friend and his dinner date exited the airplane and were rushing to get to a waiting ride. Their friend exited forward, toward the engine, and his date exited toward the tail of the airplane. The pilot stated that he was busy following the
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to include deplaning procedures as part of a passenger safety briefing and failure to have the passengers remain onboard until the engine was shut down, which resulted in a passenger subsequently being struck by the rotating propeller.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
