# Accident 20060626022599A: Piper PA28R200, Philipsburg, PA, June 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2006, 03:02 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8872° N, 78.1031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8872&lon=-78.1031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56246-2009-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060626022599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0302 AM, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N56246, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE EXECUTING THE ILS RUNWAY 16 APPROACH AT PHILLIPSBURG, MID-STATE AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA (PSB).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC06FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA156), Jun 26, 2006: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56246), Philipsburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in controlled flight into trees. Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling, and dark night…

## Other reports on N56246 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930513024069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513024069I), May 13, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N56246), Muncie, IN, Minor damage. Student inadvertently raised gear handle on rollout. Gear collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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