AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-04

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - April 2008

			April			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			12	18	18	59	56	57
	Aeroplanes Involved2		11	16	16	44	49	51
		Airliners	0	0	0	3	2	2
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	2
		Air Taxis	2	4	3	10	17	12
		Aerial Work	1	3	1	2	3	1
		State	0	1	0	1	1	1
		Corporate	0	0	0	4	0	1
		Private/Other3	8	8	11	24	25	32
	Helicopters Involved		1	2	1	15	8	8
	Other Aircraft Involved4		0	1	0	0	1	1

Fatal Accidents			1	1	1	6	3	5
	Aeroplanes Involved		1	1	1	4	3	3
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis	0	1	0	0	3	2
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	0	0
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	2	0	0
		Private/Other3	1	0	1	2	0	2
	Helicopters Involved		0	0	0	2	0	1
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			1	1	2	12	5	9
Serious Injuries			3	3	3	14	13	8

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			1	0	2	3	3	5
	Fatal Accidents		1	0	0	2	1	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	2	1	1
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	1	0	0

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			0	0	1	2	2	3
	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			56	52	63	307	309	295
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		8	13	16	51	47	56
	Declared Emergency		23	14	15	118	118	102
	Engine Failure		11	14	12	34	49	45
	Smoke/Fire		5	6	8	40	40	36
	Collision		0	0	2	2	5	7
	Other		9	5	10	62	50	49

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 May 16, 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 - April 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		12	18	18	59	56	57
Aeroplanes Involved		11	16	16	44	49	51
	Training	3	2	2	10	9	8
	Pleasure/Travel	4	6	9	17	15	23
	Business	0	0	0	1	3	2
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	1	0	0	1	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	3	2	3	13	15	13
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	2	1	1
	Other/Unknown	1	5	2	1	5	3
Helicopters Involved		1	2	1	15	8	8
	Training	0	0	0	4	2	1
	Pleasure/Travel	0	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	1	0	0	2	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	1	0	1	5	0	2
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	1	0	2	2	3

Fatal Accidents		1	1	1	6	3	5
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		1	1	1	6	3	4
	Training	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pleasure/Travel	0	0	0	2	0	1
	Business	0	0	0	1	0	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	0	1	1	2
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	1	0	0	2	0	0

Fatalities		1	1	2	12	5	9
Serious Injuries		3	3	3	14	13	8

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of May 16, 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 - April 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		9	17	21	66	74	81

	Air Proximity	5	6	8	14	22	23
	Air Traffic Services Event	3	9	9	42	45	47
	Altitude Related	1	1	1	3	2	3
	Runway Incursion	0	1	0	1	3	3
	Other	0	0	2	6	2	4

Declared Emergency		20	11	12	82	54	66

	Landing Gear Failure	4	1	1	19	7	11
	Hydraulic Failure	1	5	2	2	12	9
	Electrical Failure	0	1	1	2	2	3
	Other Component Failure	10	3	3	43	26	23
	Other	5	1	5	16	7	20

Engine Failure		7	8	9	22	34	34

	Power Loss	2	4	4	11	23	16
	Component Failure	4	3	4	9	10	16
	Other	1	1	0	2	1	1

Smoke/Fire		3	6	6	31	37	30

	Fire/Explosion	1	5	6	21	31	23
	Component Failure	1	1	1	8	5	7
	Other	1	0	0	2	1	0

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		0	1	2	12	18	14

	Component Failure	0	0	2	8	3	6
	Weather Related	0	0	0	0	10	4
	Other	0	1	0	4	5	4

	Figures are preliminary as of May 16, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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