Cause findings

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26 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: 11 occurrences, 42.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	42.3%	2	4
Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability	Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability: 9 occurrences, 34.6% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	34.6%	2	4
Personnel issues › Action/decision	Personnel issues › Action/decision: 4 occurrences, 15.4% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	15.4%	1	2
Aircraft › Aircraft systems	Aircraft › Aircraft systems: 3 occurrences, 11.5% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	11.5%	0	0
Aircraft › Aircraft structures	Aircraft › Aircraft structures: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	7.7%	1	1
Aircraft › Fluids/miscellaneous hardware	Aircraft › Fluids/miscellaneous hardware: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	7.7%	0	0
Environmental issues › Physical environment	Environmental issues › Physical environment: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	7.7%	1	1
Fluid, fuel › Exhaustion	Fluid, fuel › Exhaustion: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	7.7%	0	0
Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	7.7%	0	0
Pilot in command › Preflight planning/preparation, inadequate	Pilot in command › Preflight planning/preparation, inadequate: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 11).	7.7%	0	0

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