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
En route	En route: 40 occurrences, 44.0% of the occurrences shown. 20 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	44.0%	20	37
Landing	Landing: 13 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	14.3%	0	0
Approach	Approach: 8 occurrences, 8.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	8.8%	0	0
Maneuvering	Maneuvering: 8 occurrences, 8.8% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	8.8%	4	11
Takeoff	Takeoff: 8 occurrences, 8.8% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	8.8%	2	5
Taxi	Taxi: 7 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	7.7%	0	0
Initial climb	Initial climb: 4 occurrences, 4.4% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	4.4%	1	1
Pushback/towing	Pushback/towing: 3 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	3.3%	0	0
Standing	Standing: 3 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	3.3%	0	0
Uncontrolled descent	Uncontrolled descent: 1 occurrences, 1.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 40).	1.1%	0	0

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
Fuel exhaustion	Fuel exhaustion: 2 occurrences, 2.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	2.2%	0	0
Runway excursion	Runway excursion: 2 occurrences, 2.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel exhaustion, 2).	2.2%	0	0
Abnormal runway contact	Abnormal runway contact: 1 occurrences, 1.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel exhaustion, 2).	1.1%	0	0
Abrupt maneuver	Abrupt maneuver: 1 occurrences, 1.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel exhaustion, 2).	1.1%	0	0
Air traffic event	Air traffic event: 1 occurrences, 1.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel exhaustion, 2).	1.1%	0	0
Fire/smoke (non-impact)	Fire/smoke (non-impact): 1 occurrences, 1.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel exhaustion, 2).	1.1%

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: 73 occurrences, 80.2% of the occurrences shown. 13 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	80.2%	13	27
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 15 occurrences, 16.5% of the occurrences shown. 10 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 73).	16.5%	10	19
Unknown	Unknown: 3 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 73).	3.3%	3	5