Plane Crash List

Piper PA-31T N2594R

30 August 1981 · Joshua Tree, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 August 1981 at about 04:45 local time, a Piper PA-31T registered N2594R, operated by Critical Air, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Joshua Tree, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:45
Classification
Incident
Location
Joshua Tree, California, United States
Nearest airport
Hi Desert
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-31T
Registration
N2594R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Critical Air
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
San Diego, Ca → S
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
5-0055

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

STRUCK UNLGTD PWR LNS APRX 24FT ABV & 949FT FM DSPLCD THRESHOLD.RWY SLOPED 0.8DEG UPHILL.DARK NGT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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