# NTSB Accident ERA16FA215
> **PIPER PA31** · 2016-06-16 · State College, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA215
- **Event ID:** 20160616X04226
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-16
- **Location:** State College, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.842777, -77.842498
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA31
- **Registration:** N3591P
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue an unstabilized instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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