Romantic college student tragically killed by plane he rented to take girl on a date



A young college student in Georgia died last weekend when he was struck in the head by the propeller of a plane he had rented to take a girl on a date.

Last Sunday, Sani Aliyu, 21, a sophomore at Georgia State University majoring in management, rented a single-engine Cessna to transport himself and an unnamed young lady to Savannah for a romantic dinner date. The pair, along with two pilots Aliyu reportedly knew, flew in the four-seater plane from Statesboro, Georgia — where GSU is located — to Savannah, about 60 miles away.

The plane landed in Savannah without incident. However, tragedy struck when they landed back at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport at approximately 10:45 p.m. Aliyu's date alighted from the plane and headed toward the rear. Unfortunately, Aliyu himself did not follow suit. He headed toward the front of the plane and was struck in the head twice by the plane's propeller.

Bulloch County coroner Jake Futch stated that Aliyu died "instantly."

Capt. Todd Hutchens of the Bulloch County sheriff’s office added that the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will continue to conduct an investigation. However, he concluded that Aliyu's death appears to be a tragic accident.

"Nobody is really at fault or anything. It was an accident, so we just have to communicate all of our information with [those agencies]," Hutchens said.

Hutchens did confirm that the plane was stationary when Aliyu was struck. The pilot flying the plane had reportedly taxied the Cessna to a ramp before any passengers had deplaned.

The GSU community is now grieving over the loss.

"We were deeply saddened to hear about the tragic incident that involved one of our students Sunday night," said a statement from Dr. Aileen C. Dowell, the GSU associate vice president and dean of students. "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."

Aliyu originally hailed from Nigeria, but was said to be from Atlanta. It is unclear whether Aliyu had any family members living in the U.S.

Jake Tapper says he went on a 'G-rated date' with Monica Lewinski in 1997



When CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Monica Lewinski on Tuesday night's episode of "The Lead" he noted that they had gone on a date more than two decades ago.

Tapper said that their date is included in the FX series, "Impeachment: American Crime Story."

He noted that "I have to disclose, full disclosure, in tonight's episode, our G-rated date from December 1997."

"Our one date," Lewinski, who is a producer on the series, chimed in.

"Our one date from 1997 is portrayed, I should note by an actor way better looking than me now or then," Tapper continued.

The episode of the show that included their date aired hours later, according to Fox News.

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Tapper had long ago discussed the date in a lengthy 1998 piece for the Washington City Paper.

While the TV version makes it appear that they met and immediately sat down for a dinner date on the same evening, Tapper's account indicates that they met, and eventually went out to dinner together at a later date.

Both the TV show and Tapper's piece indicate that Tapper paid for the entire meal.

"She even offered to pay for her share, a fairly rare offer I rejected but appreciated," Tapper wrote in his account.

"She struck me as cheerful, open, a bit too much a resident of Planet Hap-Hap-Happy in my acerbic view. A little bizarre in her almost childlike sweetness—it was tough to juxtapose her almost giddy warmth with the gravity of the places she had visited, like Bosnia—but she was from both L.A. and money, so her unusualness had a context," Tapper wrote.

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Man allegedly drugged date's drink then fled when confronted

A 51-year-old man is facing charges after having fled a Mississauga restaurant once a waitress spotted him trying to drug his date's drink.