| Crash location | 37.266667°N, 93.933333°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Miller, MO
40.546419°N, 92.293240°W 243.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N6689Z |
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| Accident date | 23 Jul 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-25-235 |
| Additional details: | None |
The aerial application airplane completed its last flight for the day and was parked with the engine running for cooling purposes before it was shut down. A ground support person, who was an aircraft loader, assisted in the cleaning of the airplane while the engine was still running. The loader began rinsing underneath the airplane and progressed inwards toward the wing root. The loader received serious injuries when he stood up and was stuck three times by the rotating propeller.
The failure of the operator to shut down aircraft while conducting servicing which resulted in a ground person being struck by the rotating aircraft propeller.