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138 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
Personnel issues › Task performance	Personnel issues › Task performance: 19 occurrences, 13.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	13.8%	3	5
Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability	Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability: 17 occurrences, 12.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	12.3%	2	3
Personnel issues › Action/decision	Personnel issues › Action/decision: 13 occurrences, 9.4% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	9.4%	1	2
Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena	Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena: 11 occurrences, 8.0% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	8.0%	2	4
Aircraft › Aircraft systems	Aircraft › Aircraft systems: 9 occurrences, 6.5% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	6.5%	0	0
Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained: 9 occurrences, 6.5% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	6.5%	0	0
Pilot in command › In-flight planning/decision, improper	Pilot in command › In-flight planning/decision, improper: 9 occurrences, 6.5% of occurrences with cause findings. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	6.5%	5	16
Pilot in command › Aircraft control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Aircraft control, not maintained: 6 occurrences, 4.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	4.3%	1	1
Environmental issues › Physical environment	Environmental issues › Physical environment: 5 occurrences, 3.6% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	3.6%	0	0
Fluid, fuel › Exhaustion	Fluid, fuel › Exhaustion: 5 occurrences, 3.6% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 19).	3.6%	2	4

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