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209 occurrences have findings that the NTSB designated as a cause. These are the most common areas of those findings; an occurrence can have causes in several areas. Share is of occurrences with cause findings.

Cause areas
Cause area	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability	Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability: 27 occurrences, 12.9% of occurrences with cause findings. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	12.9%	7	14
Personnel issues › Task performance	Personnel issues › Task performance: 27 occurrences, 12.9% of occurrences with cause findings. 8 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	12.9%	8	15
Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained: 15 occurrences, 7.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	7.2%	1	10
Personnel issues › Action/decision	Personnel issues › Action/decision: 12 occurrences, 5.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	5.7%	4	6
Pilot in command › In-flight planning/decision, improper	Pilot in command › In-flight planning/decision, improper: 10 occurrences, 4.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	4.8%	5	17
Pilot in command › Aircraft control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Aircraft control, not maintained: 9 occurrences, 4.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	4.3%	2	2
Aircraft › Aircraft systems	Aircraft › Aircraft systems: 8 occurrences, 3.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	3.8%	1	2
Reason for occurrence undetermined	Reason for occurrence undetermined: 8 occurrences, 3.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	3.8%	0	0
Pilot in command › Flare, improper	Pilot in command › Flare, improper: 7 occurrences, 3.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	3.3%	0	0
Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena	Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena: 6 occurrences, 2.9% of occurrences with cause findings. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability, 27).	2.9%	3	4

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