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| Incorrect airplane door exit turns out badly for Ga. Southern student |
| 2022-10-19 |
| [Cleveland.com] STATESBORO, Georgia — A 21-year-old college student who had taken a short flight with a woman during a date Sunday night was killed when he was hit by the propeller after exiting the plane, reports say. Sani Aliyu, a sophomore at Georgia Southern University, was killed at about 10:45 p.m. after the single-engine Cessna landed at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, the Statesboro Herald reports. Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch tells the Herald that Aliyu, of Atlanta, and a young woman had flown to nearby Savannah and back during their date. Aliyu and the woman were passengers on the plane. A pilot and co-pilot also were on board, the Herald reports. Futch tells the Telegraph that after the plane landed, the woman got out and walked toward the back of the plane. Aliyu got out and walked toward the front and was struck in the head by the propeller, killing him instantly, Futch says. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident. "Nobody is really at fault or anything," Capt. Todd Hutchens of the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office says. "It was an accident." "We were deeply saddened to hear about the tragic incident that involved one of our students Sunday night," Aileen Dowell, associate vice president and dean of students at Georgia Southern, said in a statement to WSAV Channel 3. "I have already been in touch with his family and professors and we have mobilized all available resources to provide counseling and any other assistance the university can give." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 Takers on the first thing hit was a smart phone, or a Garmin? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-10-19 20:56 |
| #10 There's something weird about this story. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-10-19 17:31 |
| #9 #7 outstanding! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-10-19 16:24 |
| #8 But now some poor slob has to hose off ‘Mr. prop spinner head’s’ brains off the bird then do a sudden stoppage inspection on the prop and engine…… will his estate cover that??? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-10-19 16:00 |
| #7 aliyu akbar |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2022-10-19 14:48 |
| #6 Inshallah? Sani Aliyu appears to be a Nigerian name. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-10-19 13:30 |
| #5 So much for getting a little head on his date |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-10-19 10:08 |
| #4 Paging Mr. Darwin to the white courtesy phone. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2022-10-19 09:21 |
| #3 afterthe plane landed, the woman got out and walked toward the back of the plane. Aliyu got out and walked toward the front So I gather the date was going poorly anyway. Propellers saved you the after-date anxiety. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-10-19 09:13 |
| #2 Mighta just been a really bad date. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-19 08:56 |
| #1 This is on the pilot. When you have people who don't know their way around airplanes, you have to take care of them, just like you have to take care of people who can't swim around a pool. The prop is invisible when it's turning. |
| Posted by: Spike the Hairy6811 2022-10-19 08:21 |