Accident: Piper PA31
Jun 16, 2016 · State College, PA
NTSB numberERA16FA215Event id20160616X04226
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue an unstabilized instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA31
- Registration
- N3591P
- Year built
- 1980
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- State College Regional Airport (SCE)0 nm (1 km) north-west
- Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB)11 nm (21 km) west
- Mifflin County Airport (RED)14 nm (26 km) south-east
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