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 AVIATION STATISTICS - 2005

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Statistical Summary Aviation Occurrences 2005

Table 4 - Accidents Involving Canadian-Registered Aircraft1 by Province/Territory 1996-2005

  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Accidents
Newfoundland and Labrador 10 9 7 5 14 10 6 9 5 5
Prince Edward Island 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Nova Scotia 5 4 7 4 9 3 7 1 3 0
New Brunswick 1 6 6 7 5 4 2 1 5 5
Quebec 39 60 42 46 55 48 42 55 44 56
Ontario 72 84 106 106 73 64 74 80 71 57
Manitoba 18 25 29 32 17 28 17 28 12 18
Saskatchewan 24 22 21 22 9 18 18 16 13 13
Alberta 56 46 62 52 39 36 46 34 29 28
British Columbia 83 72 70 40 68 58 41 54 46 58
Nunavut2 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 2
Northwest Territories 13 9 13 14 11 12 4 5 7 5
Yukon 11 5 8 4 6 4 4 4 6 3
Outside Canada 8 12 17 9 9 7 12 7 9 7
Total 342 355 388 341 320 295 274 295 252 258
Fatal Accidents
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
Prince Edward Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Quebec 6 7 9 5 5 6 6 5 4 9
Ontario 9 7 4 9 4 6 5 11 2 6
Manitoba 3 1 2 4 0 2 1 0 2 2
Saskatchewan 1 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0
Alberta 3 2 4 5 3 2 2 3 2 2
British Columbia 12 11 5 8 10 11 9 8 6 12
Nunavut2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
Northwest Territories 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
Yukon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Outside Canada 3 3 3 0 4 1 3 1 2 1
Total 44 36 32 34 38 33 31 32 24 34
Fatalities
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 1 2
Prince Edward Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Quebec 12 18 29 9 8 12 14 9 4 12
Ontario 12 8 9 14 5 8 6 27 14 10
Manitoba 4 4 5 7 0 4 1 0 2 2
Saskatchewan 1 9 5 1 2 0 2 1 2 0
Alberta 3 4 10 8 3 4 3 4 2 4
British Columbia 20 22 12 24 19 17 16 13 6 19
Nunavut2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0
Northwest Territories 5 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 2 0
Yukon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Outside Canada 8 10 12 0 11 1 5 1 2 1
Total 71 77 87 65 65 60 51 59 37 51

1. Excludes ultralight aircraft

2. This territory was created on 01 April 1999.

Figures are preliminary as of 30 March 2006.


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Table 5 - Canadian-Registered Aircraft1 Involved in Accidents by First Event and
Phase of Flight 1996-2005

  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Aeroplanes Involved in Accidents by First Event
Control Loss 31 33 35 30 41 37 23 27 30 24
Power Loss 44 46 55 41 37 37 28 36 20 32
Collision with Object 39 32 40 36 24 21 16 25 16 19
Collision with Terrain 21 18 18 22 30 17 16 25 19 20
Collision with Moving Aircraft 0 3 3 9 3 3 2 1 3 1
Operations-Related Event 14 13 10 12 5 6 6 5 4 10
Component System Malfunction 13 16 15 18 15 13 14 7 16 10
Landing Gear Collapsed/ Retracted 15 18 18 15 8 7 10 9 10 3
Runway Overrun 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 2 4
Take-off/Landing Event 48 45 59 53 46 47 45 55 39 34
Wheels-up Landing 4 13 6 9 4 5 9 5 6 5
Component System-Related Event 4 16 13 4 10 9 7 13 3 7
Weather-Related Event 12 12 10 7 15 12 12 9 16 12
Aircraft Damage 8 7 10 1 5 4 3 4 2 4
Other/Unknown 15 17 21 25 13 24 18 20 20 20
Total 273 294 318 286 258 243 210 242 206 205
Helicopters Involved in Accidents by First Event
Control Loss 3 6 10 3 3 5 6 3 3 5
Power Loss 5 9 6 12 9 5 9 11 3 5
Collision with Object 7 6 12 8 14 8 5 3 3 6
Collision with Terrain 3 5 3 6 5 4 9 5 7 10
Collision with Moving Aircraft 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Operations-Related Event 6 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 6 1
Sling-Related Event 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 0
Dynamic System Malfunction 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1
Dynamic Rollover 0 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 3 4
Autorotative Landing 3 6 1 2 2 3 4 4 0 1
Weather-Related Event 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 2 2
Aircraft Damage 11 5 6 3 2 3 1 3 4 5
Other/Unknown 9 12 13 4 7 6 11 8 7 10
Total 56 56 57 46 53 46 56 44 41 50
Aeroplanes Involved in Accidents by Phase of Flight
Standing/Taxiing 19 22 26 17 21 18 22 23 16 19
Take-off 57 64 72 72 59 52 50 47 49 46
En Route 44 43 52 38 39 34 30 40 20 30
Manoeuvring 19 14 22 21 17 15 11 11 8 14
Approach 27 39 28 30 24 36 18 21 23 24
Landing 104 109 112 105 91 87 72 93 83 69
Post-Impact 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Unknown 3 3 6 2 7 1 7 6 6 3
Total 273 294 318 286 258 243 210 242 206 205
Helicopters Involved in Accidents by Phase of Flight
Standing 7 4 1 4 2 3 2 1 6 5
Take-off 5 9 3 4 9 5 9 5 6 9
En Route 7 14 9 6 8 10 7 6 6 7
Hover/Lift 13 6 13 10 4 5 3 4 4 4
Manoeuvring 11 9 13 8 14 2 9 9 7 5
Approach/Landing 13 14 17 12 13 19 21 18 11 15
Unknown 0 0 1 2 3 2 5 1 1 5
Total 56 56 57 46 53 46 56 44 41 50

1. Excludes ultralight aircraft, balloons, gliders and gyrocopters

Figures are preliminary as of 30 March 2006.


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Table 6 - Canadian-Registered Aircraft1 Involved in Accidents First Event vs. Phase of Flight 1996-2005

Phase of Flight
  Standing/
Taxiing		 Take-off En Route Manoeuvring Approach Landing Other/
Unknown		 Total
Aeroplanes Involved in Accidents by First Event
Control Loss 11 108 15 26 17 130 4 311
Power Loss 0 113 161 38 61 1 2 376
Collision with Object 60 60 22 28 41 55 2 268
Collision with Terrain 4 57 36 25 29 40 15 206
Collision with Moving Aircraft 9 7 2 5 4 1 0 28
Operations-Related Event 7 30 17 4 10 15 2 85
Component System Malfunction 11 28 16 2 32 47 1 137
Landing Gear Collapsed/
Retracted		 16 11 0 0 0 86 0 113
Runway Overrun 1 3 0 0 0 25 1 30
Take-off/
Landing Event		 5 77 3 1 19 366 0 471
Wheels-up
Landing		 0 0 0 0 1 65 0 66
Component System-Related Event 4 20 23 4 10 24 1 86
Weather-Related Event 7 25 38 6 26 14 1 117
Aircraft Damage 31 4 1 1 0 9 2 48
Other/Unknown 37 25 36 12 20 47 16 193
     Total 203 568 370 152 270 925 47 2535
  Standing Take-off En Route Hover/
Lift		 Manoeuvring Approach/
Landing		 Unknown Total
Helicopters Involved in Accidents by First Event
Control Loss 4 5 1 6 9 20 2 47
Power Loss 0 9 20 10 17 17 1 74
Collision with Object 4 12 3 11 15 26 1 72
Collision with Terrain 4 9 13 5 11 12 3 57
Collision with Moving Aircraft 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Operations-Related Event 2 6 2 3 3 8 0 24
Sling-Related Event 0 4 1 11 5 2 0 23
Dynamic System Malfunction 0 2 5 4 3 1 0 15
Dynamic Rollover 1 8 0 0 1 7 1 18
Autorotative Landing 0 0 1 1 4 19 1 26
Weather-Related Event 0 1 9 2 0 6 0 18
Aircraft Damage 11 1 2 8 2 16 3 43
Other/Unknown 9 7 22 5 17 19 8 87
     Total 35 64 80 66 87 153 20 505

1. Excludes ultralight aircraft, balloons, gliders and gyrocopters

Figures are preliminary as of 30 March 2006.


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Table 7 - Canadian-Registered Aeroplanes1 Involved in Accidents First Event vs. Aeroplane Type 1996-2005

Aeroplane Type
  Airliner Commuter Air Taxi Aerial Work Corporate State Private/Other
Aeroplanes Involved in Accidents by First Event
Control Loss 2 8 60 11 7 0 223
Power Loss 5 0 79 38 8 1 245
Collision with Object 12 13 59 30 7 6 141
Collision with Terrain 3 6 67 10 4 2 114
Collision with Moving Aircraft 0 0 6 2 1 1 18
Operations-Related Event 1 3 18 7 1 0 55
Component System Malfunction 5 9 43 6 5 3 66
Landing Gear Collapsed/Retracted 5 8 31 2 1 1 65
Runway Overrun 1 1 10 0 0 0 18
Take-off/Landing Event 13 14 115 18 9 4 298
Wheels-up Landing 1 2 22 2 3 1 35
Component System-Related Event 4 2 13 4 3 0 60
Weather-Related Event 1 7 34 6 1 0 68
Aircraft Damage 7 3 9 1 1 1 26
Other/Unknown 7 5 47 10 4 2 118
Total 67 81 613 147 55 22 1550
Aeroplanes Involved in Fatal Accidents by First Event
Control Loss 0 1 9 1 0 0 24
Power Loss 1 0 4 1 1 0 22
Collision with Object 0 0 4 2 0 1 17
Collision with Terrain 2 3 28 4 2 2 52
Collision with Moving Aircraft 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
Operations-Related Event 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Component System Malfunction 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Landing Gear Collapsed/Retracted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Runway Overrun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Take-off/Landing Event 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Wheels-up Landing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Component System-Related Event 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Weather-Related Event 0 0 4 0 0 0 7
Aircraft Damage 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other/Unknown 0 0 10 1 1 0 24
Total 3 7 62 10 5 4 165

1. Excludes ultralight aircraft, balloons, gliders and gyrocopters

Figures are preliminary as of 30 March 2006.

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Date Modified: 2008-11-13

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