# Accident 19830905051699A: Piper PA25260, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, September 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1983, 12:42 local time
- Place: Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4713° N, 66.9349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quebradillas, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4713&lon=-66.9349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8576L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576L-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905051699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON A FARM OUT OF FUEL. REFUELED AND STRUCK A TREE ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE TUMBLED DOWN A 250 FOOT CLIFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA83LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA221), Sep 5, 1983: Piper PA-25-260 (N8576L), Quebradillas, PR, destroyed

## Other reports on N8576L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791026029139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791026029139A), Oct 26, 1979: Piper PA25260 (N8576L), Hadleye, TX, Substantial damage. Prop bolts loosened in flight. Made precautionary landing on road. Wing hit telephone post.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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