Phase of flight and conditions

Not a complete record. A partial collection of documented occurrences: counts, not rates, and no measure of aviation risk. Coverage

39 of 183,362 records: 1 more filter. · Show all 183,362

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: 15 occurrences, 38.5% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	38.5%	5	8
Landing	Landing: 13 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	33.3%	1	1
Approach	Approach: 3 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	7.7%	2	14
Initial climb	Initial climb: 3 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	7.7%	1	2
Unknown	Unknown: 2 occurrences, 5.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	5.1%	2	3
Standing	Standing: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	2.6%	1	1
Takeoff	Takeoff: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	2.6%	0	0
Taxi	Taxi: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (En route, 15).	2.6%	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
Loss of control on ground	Loss of control on ground: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	2.6%	0	0
Loss of engine power (partial)	Loss of engine power (partial): 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control on ground, 1).	2.6%	0	0

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: 31 occurrences, 79.5% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	79.5%	5	5
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 8 occurrences, 20.5% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 31).	20.5%	7	24