Phase of flight and conditions

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Phase of flight

The phase in which the NTSB's defining event happened.

Phase of flight
Phase	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Landing	Landing: 14 occurrences, 37.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	37.8%	0	0
En route	En route: 6 occurrences, 16.2% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	16.2%	2	3
Maneuvering	Maneuvering: 6 occurrences, 16.2% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	16.2%	2	4
Takeoff	Takeoff: 4 occurrences, 10.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	10.8%	1	1
Approach	Approach: 3 occurrences, 8.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	8.1%	1	1
Initial climb	Initial climb: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	2.7%	1	3
Prior to flight	Prior to flight: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	2.7%	0	0
Taxi	Taxi: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	2.7%	0	0
Unknown	Unknown: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 14).	2.7%	1	4

Most common defining events

The NTSB picks one defining event per accident to group similar accidents. It is not meant to indicate or suggest a cause.

Most common defining events
Defining event	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Loss of control in flight	Loss of control in flight: 2 occurrences, 5.4% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	5.4%	1	3
Abnormal runway contact	Abnormal runway contact: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Collision with terrain/object (non-CFIT)	Collision with terrain/object (non-CFIT): 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Flight instrument malfunction/failure	Flight instrument malfunction/failure: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Landing gear collapse	Landing gear collapse: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Loss of control on ground	Loss of control on ground: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Miscellaneous/other	Miscellaneous/other: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Part(s) separation from aircraft	Part(s) separation from aircraft: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
Powerplant system/component malfunction/failure	Powerplant system/component malfunction/failure: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	0	0
System/component malfunction/failure (non-power)	System/component malfunction/failure (non-power): 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 2).	2.7%	1	1

Weather conditions

Visual (VMC) or instrument (IMC) meteorological conditions at the time of the event.

Weather conditions
Conditions	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Visual Meteorological Cond	Visual Meteorological Cond: 36 occurrences, 97.3% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	97.3%	7	14
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 1 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 36).	2.7%	1	2

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