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: 6 occurrences, 15.8% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	15.8%	5	6
Takeoff	Takeoff: 4 occurrences, 10.5% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	10.5%	3	5
Initial climb	Initial climb: 3 occurrences, 7.9% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	7.9%	2	4
Unknown	Unknown: 3 occurrences, 7.9% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	7.9%	3	6
Approach	Approach: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	2.6%	1	2
Maneuvering	Maneuvering: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	2.6%	1	1
Taxi	Taxi: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 19).	2.6%	0	0
Not recorded	Not recorded: 19 occurrences, 50.0% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	50.0%	11	114

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
Unknown or undetermined	Unknown or undetermined: 6 occurrences, 15.8% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	15.8%	6	10
Loss of control in flight	Loss of control in flight: 5 occurrences, 13.2% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown or undetermined, 6).	13.2%	5	8
Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT)	Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT): 2 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown or undetermined, 6).	5.3%	2	3
Fire/smoke (non-impact)	Fire/smoke (non-impact): 2 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown or undetermined, 6).	5.3%	1	1
Collision during takeoff/landing	Collision during takeoff/landing: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown or undetermined, 6).	2.6%	1	2
Dynamic rollover

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: 8 occurrences, 21.1% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 28).	21.1%	6	11
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 2 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 28).	5.3%	2	5
Not recorded	Not recorded: 28 occurrences, 73.7% of the occurrences shown. 18 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	73.7%	18	122