Cessna 172 N1956V

Summary

On 10 December 2020 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1956V, operated by South Dakota State University, was involved in an accident near Glencoe, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 December 2020 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Glencoe, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Glencoe Municipal (GYL)

Coordinates

44.7560, -94.0815

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1956V

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

South Dakota State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Brookings

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN21LA083

Injuries not recorded.

A bystander’s inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a fuel stop as part of a solo cross-country flight. The pilot’s mother and sister had come out to the airport to visit. After fueling the airplane, his mother and sister returned to their car. The pilot conducted his preflight, started the engine, and was completing the checklist when he “heard and felt a violent thud.” He looked up to see his mother “sprinting towards the car.” The pilot shutdown the airplane. The pilot’s mother had returned to the airplane unexpectedly and was struck by the propeller resulting in a serious injury to her left arm. The airplane exhibited no obvious damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.