I'm a student pilot and I fly out of Chandler, AZ. I thought that I
would post this accident because I have read reports posted by others,
and I always find them valuable as a reminder of safety. This plane is
a rental at my FBO and I have flown it quite a few times, so that makes
this extra scary. Nobody knows what the pilot was doing outside of the
plane. The plane is now sitting in the hangar back in Chandler. I
talked to a few of the instructors today about it.. nobody wants to fly
the plane, and the owner is planning to sell it.


IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2157H Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172,
R172, Skyhawk, Hawk
Date: 01/18/2005 Time: 0700

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N
Missing: N
Damage: None

LOCATION
City: CASA GRANDE State: AZ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT WAS FOUND IDLING AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT
WAS
STRUCK BY THE PROP AND FATALLY INJURED, CASA GRANDE, AZ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Standing Operation: General
Aviation

Departed: CASA GRANDE, AZ Dep Date: 01/18/2005 Dep.
Time:
Destination: CHANDLER, AZ Flt Plan: Wx
Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date:
01/21/2005