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46 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
Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained: 3 occurrences, 6.5% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	6.5%	0	0
Pilot in command › Preflight planning/preparation, inadequate	Pilot in command › Preflight planning/preparation, inadequate: 3 occurrences, 6.5% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	6.5%	2	3
Aircraft › Aircraft power plant	Aircraft › Aircraft power plant: 2 occurrences, 4.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	4.3%	0	0
Personnel issues › Action/decision	Personnel issues › Action/decision: 2 occurrences, 4.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	4.3%	0	0
Personnel issues › Task performance	Personnel issues › Task performance: 2 occurrences, 4.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	4.3%	0	0
Pilot in command › Checklist, not followed	Pilot in command › Checklist, not followed: 2 occurrences, 4.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	4.3%	1	1
Aircraft › Aircraft systems	Aircraft › Aircraft systems: 1 occurrences, 2.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	2.2%	0	0
Aircraft › Fluids/miscellaneous hardware	Aircraft › Fluids/miscellaneous hardware: 1 occurrences, 2.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	2.2%	0	0
Airframe › Ice	Airframe › Ice: 1 occurrences, 2.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	2.2%	0	0
Atc clearance procedure › Inadequate	Atc clearance procedure › Inadequate: 1 occurrences, 2.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 3).	2.2%	0	0

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