Cessna 172 N124SJ

Summary

On 11 February 2007 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N124SJ was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 February 2007 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lancaster (KLNC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N124SJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DFW07CA069

Injuries not recorded.

The spectator's inadvertent contact with the turning propeller while the airplane was standing with the engine operating. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that the single-engine airplane was parked on the ramp with the engine idling when a female taking pictures of the pilot and passengers inadvertently walked into the turning propeller. The pilot reported in the NTSB Form 6120.1/2 that after conducting a local area flight, he landed and taxied the airplane to the ramp. He parked the airplane parallel to the terminal building and kept the engine running. A female observer walked from the terminal building to the left, rear side of the airplane to photograph the passengers in the back seat. She then proceeded to the front of the aircraft where she was struck by the idling propeller. There was no damage to the airplane and the pilot and three passengers were not injured. The female that walked into the propeller sustained serious injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the mishap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.