# NTSB LAX81IA123: Piper PA-31T, N2594R, Joshua Tree, CA, August 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1981
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA · JOSHUA TREE, CA
- Location: 34.1347° N, 116.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joshua Tree, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1347&lon=-116.3131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81IA123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA123

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2594R-1990-03-16), registration cancelled 1990-03-16, S/N 31T8004005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31T1](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (registry code 7103126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hi Desert

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810830061759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830061759I), Aug 30, 1981: Piper PA31T1, Joshua Tree, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft hit power lines during approach. Diverted and landed ok.

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.

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