Georgia college student, 21, is killed instantly by propeller blade in front of his DATE after renting Cessna plane to fly her to dinner in Savannah 

• Sani Aliyu, 21, was killed Sunday night when he was struck twice in the head by the propeller of a small plane at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport in Georgia
• Aliyu, a sophomore at Georgia Southern University, reportedly rented the plane to take a woman on a date to Savannah
• The incident occurred when the two exited the plane and the woman walked to the back while Aliyu walked to the front and was hit by the propeller
• Capt. Todd Hutchens of the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office said 'Nobody is really at fault or anything'

A Georgia student was killed in front of his date after walking into the propeller of a Cessna plane that he'd hired to chauffuer them to dinner. 

Sani Aliyu, a student at Georgia Southern University and originally from Nigeria, and his date were flown by a pilot and co-pilot on the 58-mile journey from Statesboro to Savannah. 

When the plane doors opened, the 21-year-old's female friend stepped off and headed to the back of the plane, but Aliyu headed to the front, where he was struck twice by the plane's propeller on the back of the head. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport. 

Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch revealed Aliyu died immediately upon being struck despite an ambulance being called to the airport's ramp area where the incident occurred at approximately 10.45pm. 

'They flew to Savannah to go on a date, flew back, landed at the Statesboro Airport, and the young lady got off the plane and walked toward the back of the plane, and he got off the airplane and walked toward the front of the plane, and when he did, the propeller hit him,' said Futch. 

Aliyu was a sophomore at the University and majored in management, according to Communications Manager Melanie Simón.

Simón relayed a statement from Georgia Southern's dean of students Dr. Aileen C. Dowell, which read 'We were deeply saddened to hear about the tragic incident that involved one of our students Sunday night.' 

'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,' she added.

Capt. Todd Hutchens of the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office said police responded on Sunday night to collect information but details will be turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. 

'Nobody is really at fault or anything, it was an accident, so we just have to communicate all of our information with them,' Hutchens said. 

Hutchens added the plane was stationary when the incident occurred, and happened near the area where planes are parked. 

A preliminary investigation by the FAA said the plane was a 2005 Cessna 172S, a small plane with four seats. 

'The FAA and NTSB will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide all updates,' said FAA spokesperson Steve Kulm. 

While the Administration does not identify people involved in accidents, they did provide the registration number, which indicated the plane was registered with American Aviation Inc. in Brooksville, Florida.