- Date
- August 30, 1981
- Place
- Joshua Tree, CA · JOSHUA TREE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2594RPiper PA-31T
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810830061759I
- Case key
- 123609
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0055 81/8/30 JOSHUA TREE,CA PIPER PA-31T CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0445 N2594R PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 31, 2430 TOTAL HOURS, 60 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HI DESERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA JOSHUA TREE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK UNLGTD PWR LNS APRX 24FT ABV & 949FT FM DSPLCD THRESHOLD.RWY SLOPED 0.8DEG UPHILL.DARK NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2594R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Hi Desert
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.