Aircraft record

N8576L1969 Piper PA-25-260

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 20, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 1983)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Arecibo, PR; owner city / state
Engine: 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1983
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1983
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Fumigation Air Service INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Arecibo, PR
Certificate issued: Dec 7, 1983
Canceled: Nov 20, 2014
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date: Apr 18, 1969

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-25-260
Year: 1969
Serial number: 25-5001
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: ABC48E

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-540 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 250 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1983 – 2014Fumigation Air Service INCArecibo, PR

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 5, 1983 · Quebradillas, PR

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…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Minor
Report: MIA83LA221

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA83LA221)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
99-26-05	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 25, PA-25-235, PA-25-260, PA-28S-160…	Jan 13, 2000	Airframe (PA-25-260)Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2); PA-28-151/161 only when STC SA2946SO is incorporated.
95-12-01	Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-25 Series Airplanes	Jul 7, 1995	Airframe (PA-25-260)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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