AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-03

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - March 2008

			March			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			14	13	16	46	38	40
	Aeroplanes Involved2		12	12	13	32	33	35
		Airliners	0	0	1	2	2	2
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Air Taxis	2	5	3	8	13	9
		Aerial Work	1	0	0	1	0	0
		State	1	0	0	1	0	1
		Corporate	3	0	0	4	0	1
		Private/Other3	5	7	8	16	17	21
	Helicopters Involved		2	1	3	14	6	7
	Other Aircraft Involved4		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatal Accidents			4	0	1	5	2	4
	Aeroplanes Involved		3	0	0	3	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	2	0	0	2	0	0
		Private/Other3	1	0	0	1	0	1
	Helicopters Involved		1	0	1	2	0	1
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			10	0	1	11	4	7
Serious Injuries			0	1	1	10	10	5

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			0	1	2	1	3	3
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	1	1	1	1
	Fatalities		0	0	1	1	1	1
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0	0	0

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

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			73	79	75	250	257	232
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		12	14	15	43	34	40
	Declared Emergency		30	22	24	95	104	87
	Engine Failure		10	11	10	22	35	33
	Smoke/Fire		7	13	10	35	34	28
	Collision		0	2	2	2	5	5
	Other		14	17	14	53	45	39

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 April 14, 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 - March 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		14	13	16	46	38	40
Aeroplanes Involved		12	12	13	32	33	35
	Training	2	3	2	7	7	7
	Pleasure/Travel	5	3	6	13	9	14
	Business	1	2	1	1	3	2
	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	3	4	4	9	13	10
	Air Ambulance	1	0	0	2	1	1
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1
Helicopters Involved		2	1	3	14	6	7
	Training	0	1	1	4	2	1
	Pleasure/Travel	1	0	0	3	1	1
	Business	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	1	0	1	4	0	1
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	1	2	1	2

Fatal Accidents		4	0	1	5	2	4
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		4	0	1	5	2	3
	Training	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pleasure/Travel	2	0	0	2	0	1
	Business	1	0	0	1	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	1	0	0	1	1	1
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fatalities		10	0	1	11	4	7
Serious Injuries		0	1	1	10	10	5

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of April 14, 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 - March 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		15	23	23	57	57	60

	Air Proximity	2	5	5	9	16	15
	Air Traffic Services Event	9	17	16	39	36	38
	Altitude Related	2	0	1	2	1	2
	Runway Incursion	0	0	1	1	2	3
	Other	2	1	1	6	2	3

Declared Emergency		21	8	17	62	43	54

	Landing Gear Failure	3	0	3	15	6	9
	Hydraulic Failure	0	1	2	1	7	7
	Electrical Failure	1	0	1	2	1	2
	Other Component Failure	14	5	6	33	23	20
	Other	3	2	5	11	6	16

Engine Failure		8	9	7	14	26	25

	Power Loss	6	6	2	8	19	12
	Component Failure	1	3	5	5	7	12
	Other	1	0	0	1	0	1

Smoke/Fire		7	12	9	28	31	24

	Fire/Explosion	6	11	7	20	26	17
	Component Failure	1	1	2	7	4	6
	Other	0	0	0	1	1	0

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		5	7	4	12	17	12

	Component Failure	3	1	1	7	3	4
	Weather Related	0	6	2	0	10	4
	Other	2	0	1	5	4	3

	Figures are preliminary as of April 14, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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