N8576L
PIPER PA-25-260
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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