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1,763 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: 172 occurrences, 9.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	9.8%	2	2
Pilot in command › Aircraft control, not maintained	Pilot in command › Aircraft control, not maintained: 158 occurrences, 9.0% of occurrences with cause findings. 53 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	9.0%	53	103
Reason for occurrence undetermined	Reason for occurrence undetermined: 146 occurrences, 8.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 30 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	8.3%	30	46
Pilot in command › Airspeed, not maintained	Pilot in command › Airspeed, not maintained: 84 occurrences, 4.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 30 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	4.8%	30	61
Pilot in command › Clearance, not maintained	Pilot in command › Clearance, not maintained: 82 occurrences, 4.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 32 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	4.7%	32	49
Pilot in command › Compensation for wind conditions, inadequate	Pilot in command › Compensation for wind conditions, inadequate: 58 occurrences, 3.3% of occurrences with cause findings. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	3.3%	2	5
Pilot in command › Altitude/clearance, not maintained	Pilot in command › Altitude/clearance, not maintained: 49 occurrences, 2.8% of occurrences with cause findings. 22 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	2.8%	22	45
Fluid, fuel › Exhaustion	Fluid, fuel › Exhaustion: 48 occurrences, 2.7% of occurrences with cause findings. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	2.7%	3	6
Pilot in command › Flare, improper	Pilot in command › Flare, improper: 39 occurrences, 2.2% of occurrences with cause findings. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	2.2%	1	1
Pilot in command › Stall, inadvertent	Pilot in command › Stall, inadvertent: 34 occurrences, 1.9% of occurrences with cause findings. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Pilot in command › Directional control, not maintained, 172).	1.9%	11	14

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