AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-02

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - February 2008

			February			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			17	13	12	32	25	24
	Aeroplanes Involved2		10	11	10	20	21	21
		Airliners	1	2	1	2	2	2
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Air Taxis	2	3	1	6	8	6
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	0	0
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Private/Other3	7	6	7	11	10	12
	Helicopters Involved		7	3	2	12	5	3
	Other Aircraft Involved4		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatal Accidents			1	0	1	1	2	3
	Aeroplanes Involved		0	0	1	0	2	2
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis	0	0	0	0	2	1
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	0	0
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Private/Other3	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Helicopters Involved		1	0	0	1	0	1
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			1	0	1	1	4	6
Serious Injuries			5	2	1	10	9	4

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			0	2	1	1	2	1
	Fatal Accidents		0	1	0	1	1	0
	Fatalities		0	1	0	1	1	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0	0	0

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			0	0	1	1	1	2
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	1	0	0	1

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			86	71	76	177	178	157
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		16	9	12	31	20	25
	Declared Emergency		24	33	31	65	82	62
	Engine Failure		8	13	13	12	24	24
	Smoke/Fire		15	6	9	28	21	18
	Collision		1	2	2	2	3	4
	Other		22	8	11	39	28	25

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.
2	As some accidents may involve multiple aircraft, the number of aircraft involved may differ from the total number of accidents.
3	Other: contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.).
4	Includes gliders, balloons and gyrocopters.
	Figures are preliminary as of March 17, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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Table 2
Canadian-Registered Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft Involved in Accidents - February 2008
By Type of Operation


		February			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		17	13	12	32	25	24
Aeroplanes Involved		10	11	10	20	21	21
	Training	3	3	3	5	4	4
	Pleasure/Travel	5	3	5	8	6	8
	Business	0	1	0	0	1	1
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	2	4	2	6	9	6
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	1	1
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Helicopters Involved		7	3	2	12	5	3
	Training	3	0	0	4	1	1
	Pleasure/Travel	1	1	0	2	1	0
	Business	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	0	0	1	3	0	1
	Air Ambulance	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	2	0	1	2	1	1

Fatal Accidents		1	0	1	1	2	3
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		1	0	1	1	2	2
	Training	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pleasure/Travel	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fatalities		1	0	1	1	4	6
Serious Injuries		5	2	1	10	9	4

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of March 17, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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Table 3
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Involved in Incidents - February 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


		February			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		21	16	18	42	34	37

	Air Proximity	3	7	6	7	11	10
	Air Traffic Services Event	17	6	10	30	19	22
	Altitude Related	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Runway Incursion	0	2	1	1	2	2
	Other	1	1	1	4	1	2

Declared Emergency		14	14	18	41	35	37

	Landing Gear Failure	2	3	3	12	6	6
	Hydraulic Failure	0	1	1	1	6	5
	Electrical Failure	0	0	0	1	1	1
	Other Component Failure	9	9	8	19	18	14
	Other	3	1	6	8	4	11

Engine Failure		2	11	9	6	17	18

	Power Loss	1	9	5	2	13	10
	Component Failure	1	2	4	4	4	8
	Other	0	0	0	0	0	1

Smoke/Fire		10	6	7	21	19	15

	Fire/Explosion	5	6	5	14	15	11
	Component Failure	4	0	2	6	3	4
	Other	1	0	0	1	1	0

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		5	3	3	7	10	8

	Component Failure	3	0	1	4	2	3
	Weather Related	0	1	1	0	4	2
	Other	2	2	1	3	4	2

	Figures are preliminary as of March 17, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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