Piper PA-25-235 N6689Z

Summary

On 23 July 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6689Z, operated by Plane Cents Aviation, was involved in an accident near Miller, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 2009 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Miller, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Kingsley Field (PVT)

Coordinates

37.2667, -93.9333

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N6689Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Plane Cents Aviation

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miller → Miller

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA469

Injuries not recorded.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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 with the engine 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.