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: 17 occurrences, 50.0% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	50.0%	5	10
Landing	Landing: 5 occurrences, 14.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	14.7%	0	0
Takeoff	Takeoff: 4 occurrences, 11.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	11.8%	0	0
Initial climb	Initial climb: 3 occurrences, 8.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	8.8%	0	0
Approach	Approach: 2 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	5.9%	0	0
Maneuvering	Maneuvering: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	2.9%	1	2
Standing	Standing: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	2.9%	0	0
Taxi	Taxi: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 17).	2.9%	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
Fuel starvation	Fuel starvation: 3 occurrences, 8.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	8.8%
Fuel exhaustion	Fuel exhaustion: 2 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel starvation, 3).	5.9%
Loss of control in flight	Loss of control in flight: 2 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel starvation, 3).	5.9%
Loss of control on ground	Loss of control on ground: 2 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fuel starvation, 3).	5.9%

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: 28 occurrences, 82.4% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	82.4%	3	7
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 6 occurrences, 17.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 28).	17.6%	3	5