- Date
- September 5, 1983, 12:42 local (17:42 UTC)
- Place
- Quebradillas, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8576LPiper PA-25-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830905051699A
- Case key
- 30935
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Analysis
On 9/4/83, the plt took off from arecibo, PR on a flt of aprx 26 mi to aguadilla, PR. While en route, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion & the plt made a successful forced landing on a farm at Quebradillas, PR. The acft was refueled, but during takeoff the next day, it collided with a tree, then went over a cliff & crashed on the beach below. According to the plt, he was employed by the company that owned the acft & had recommended that the acft be transported to the nearest arpt by a trailer, but the president of the company refused to accept this proposal. The plt then decided to takeoff from the farm. The substance of the owner's account was that the plt had originally flown the plane without proper authorization & knowing that only 5 gal of fuel was on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8576L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5001
- Airframe hours
- 2,343
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Francisco Jeremias
- Registered owner
- Fumigationa Air Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1983
- Destination
- BON · Aguadilla, PR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 190 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 48 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8576L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.