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

1,844 of 183,362 records: 1 more filter, leaving out 23 unreviewed and minor records. Include them · 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
Landing	Landing: 497 occurrences, 27.0% of the occurrences shown. 10 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	27.0%	10	25
En route	En route: 304 occurrences, 16.5% of the occurrences shown. 90 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	16.5%	90	245
Maneuvering	Maneuvering: 236 occurrences, 12.8% of the occurrences shown. 97 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	12.8%	97	143
Initial climb	Initial climb: 192 occurrences, 10.4% of the occurrences shown. 58 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	10.4%	58	87
Takeoff	Takeoff: 182 occurrences, 9.9% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	9.9%	11	70
Approach	Approach: 179 occurrences, 9.7% of the occurrences shown. 48 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	9.7%	48	68
Taxi	Taxi: 38 occurrences, 2.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	2.1%	1	1
Standing	Standing: 33 occurrences, 1.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	1.8%	1	1
Unknown	Unknown: 19 occurrences, 1.0% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	1.0%	11	28
Autorotation	Autorotation: 13 occurrences, 0.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.7%	1	1
Other	Other: 6 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.3%	2	2
Prior to flight	Prior to flight: 6 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.3%	0	0
Emergency descent	Emergency descent: 5 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.3%	3	5
Uncontrolled descent	Uncontrolled descent: 2 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.1%	1	1
Post-impact	Post-impact: 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.1%	0	0
Pushback/towing	Pushback/towing: 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	0.1%	0	0
Not recorded	Not recorded: 137 occurrences, 7.4% of the occurrences shown. 80 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Landing, 497).	7.4%	80	648

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
Loss of control in flight	Loss of control in flight: 240 occurrences, 13.0% of the occurrences shown. 110 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	13.0%	110	178
Loss of control on ground	Loss of control on ground: 236 occurrences, 12.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	12.8%	1	5
Loss of engine power (total)	Loss of engine power (total): 166 occurrences, 9.0% of the occurrences shown. 14 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	9.0%	14	17
Loss of engine power (partial)	Loss of engine power (partial): 95 occurrences, 5.2% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	5.2%	3	4
Hard landing	Hard landing: 78 occurrences, 4.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	4.2%	1	1
Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT)	Controlled flight into terrain/object (CFIT): 65 occurrences, 3.5% of the occurrences shown. 44 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	3.5%	44	120
Miscellaneous/other	Miscellaneous/other: 65 occurrences, 3.5% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	3.5%	12	33
Aerodynamic stall/spin	Aerodynamic stall/spin: 59 occurrences, 3.2% of the occurrences shown. 34 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	3.2%	34	49
Runway excursion	Runway excursion: 49 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	2.7%	2	15
System/component malfunction/failure (non-power)	System/component malfunction/failure (non-power): 40 occurrences, 2.2% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Loss of control in flight, 240).	2.2%	3	3

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: 1,541 occurrences, 83.6% of the occurrences shown. 261 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	83.6%	261	416
Instrument Meteorological Cond	Instrument Meteorological Cond: 73 occurrences, 4.0% of the occurrences shown. 41 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 1,541).	4.0%	41	80
Unknown	Unknown: 7 occurrences, 0.4% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 1,541).	0.4%	1	1
Not recorded	Not recorded: 223 occurrences, 12.1% of the occurrences shown. 110 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Visual Meteorological Cond, 1,541).	12.1%	110	826

See these occurrences on the map Read the methodology