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: 22 occurrences, 36.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	36.1%	1	3
En route	En route: 18 occurrences, 29.5% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 22).	29.5%	7	16
Initial climb	Initial climb: 8 occurrences, 13.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 22).	13.1%	2	4
Approach	Approach: 7 occurrences, 11.5% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 22).	11.5%	2	3
Maneuvering	Maneuvering: 4 occurrences, 6.6% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 22).	6.6%	2	2
Taxi	Taxi: 2 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 22).	3.3%	0	0
Takeoff	Takeoff: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 22).	1.6%	0	0

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
Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT)	Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT): 3 occurrences, 4.9% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	4.9%	3	3
Loss of engine power (total)	Loss of engine power (total): 3 occurrences, 4.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	4.9%	0	0
Loss of control in flight	Loss of control in flight: 2 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	3.3%	0	0
Loss of engine power (partial)	Loss of engine power (partial): 2 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	3.3%	0	0
Birdstrike	Birdstrike: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	1.6%	0	0
Electrical system malfunction/failure	Electrical system malfunction/failure: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	1.6%	0	0
Flight control system malfunction/failure	Flight control system malfunction/failure: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	1.6%	0	0
Fuel starvation	Fuel starvation: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	1.6%	0	0
Hard landing	Hard landing: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	1.6%	0	0
Landing gear not configured	Landing gear not configured: 1 occurrences, 1.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT), 3).	1.6%	0	0

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: 58 occurrences, 95.1% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	95.1%	12	26
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 3 occurrences, 4.9% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 58).	4.9%	2	2

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