What happened
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(-23) Airman rented subject aircraft and took his mother and two of his sister's friends for a local flight around the Lancaster area. After approximately 30 minutes, returned and taxied up to the Lancaster FBO parking area and stopped movement and remained with the engine running. The airman's sister, who had remained on the ground, ran out to the aircraft with the intention of taking pictures with a camera and to also swap places with her mother who was positioned in the front right seat. Witness stated she saw the daughter taking pictures on the left side of the airplane, then run around the front of the airplane to swap places with her mother. Her mother stated she saw her daughter on the left side of the aircraft taking pictures, heard a loud thud and her daughter disappeared from sight. The mother exited the aircraft and saw her daughter lying on the ground on the right side of the front of the aircraft with serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN RENTED SUBJECT AIRCRAFT AND TOOK HIS MOTHER AND TWO OF HIS SISTER'S FRIENDS FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND THE LANCASTER AREA. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, RETURNED AND TAXIED UP TO THE LANCASTER FBO PARKING AREA AND STOPPED MOVEMENT AND REMAINED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE AIRMAN'S SISTER, WHO HAD REMAINED ON THE GROUND, RAN OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKING PICTURES WITH A CAMERA AND TO ALSO SWAP PLACES WITH HER MOTHER WHO WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT. WITNESS STATED SHE SAW THE DAUGHTER TAKING PICTURES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE, THEN RUN AROUND THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE TO SWAP PLACES WITH HER MOTHER. HER MOTHER STATED SHE SAW HER DAUGHTER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKING PICTURES, HEARD A LOUD THUD AND HER DAUGHTER DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. THE MOTHER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW HER DAUGHTER LYING ON THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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