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33 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: 5 occurrences, 15.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	15.2%	0	0
Personnel issues › Action/decision	Personnel issues › Action/decision: 4 occurrences, 12.1% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	12.1%	0	0
Pilot in command › Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area, selected	Pilot in command › Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area, selected: 4 occurrences, 12.1% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	12.1%	0	0
Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability	Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability: 3 occurrences, 9.1% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	9.1%	0	0
Environmental issues › Physical environment	Environmental issues › Physical environment: 3 occurrences, 9.1% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	9.1%	0	0
Pilot in command › VFR flight into imc, continued	Pilot in command › VFR flight into imc, continued: 3 occurrences, 9.1% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	9.1%	2	2
Pilot in command › Stall/mush, inadvertent	Pilot in command › Stall/mush, inadvertent: 2 occurrences, 6.1% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	6.1%	1	5
Aircraft › Aircraft power plant	Aircraft › Aircraft power plant: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	3.0%	0	0
Aircraft › Aircraft systems	Aircraft › Aircraft systems: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	3.0%	0	0
Door, cargo/baggage › Not secured	Door, cargo/baggage › Not secured: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of occurrences with cause findings. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Personnel issues › Task performance, 5).	3.0%	0	0

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