AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-05

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - May 2008

			May			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			22	28	23	81	84	81
	Aeroplanes Involved2		19	26	20	63	75	71
		Airliners	0	1	1	3	3	3
		Commuters	2	2	1	2	3	2
		Air Taxis	4	1	3	14	18	15
		Aerial Work	2	1	1	4	4	2
		State	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Corporate	0	4	2	4	4	2
		Private/Other3	11	17	13	35	42	45
	Helicopters Involved		2	2	3	17	10	11
	Other Aircraft Involved4		1	0	0	1	1	1

Fatal Accidents			3	3	3	9	6	8
	Aeroplanes Involved		1	2	2	5	5	6
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis	0	0	0	0	3	2
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	0	0
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	1	0	2	1	0
		Private/Other3	1	1	1	3	1	3
	Helicopters Involved		2	1	0	4	1	2
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			7	5	4	19	10	13
Serious Injuries			2	3	3	16	16	11

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			2	4	4	5	7	8
	Fatal Accidents		1	1	1	3	2	2
	Fatalities		1	1	1	3	2	3
	Serious Injuries		0	0	1	1	0	1

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			3	2	1	5	4	4
	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			80	61	69	387	370	364
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		20	12	14	71	59	70
	Declared Emergency		27	16	20	145	134	121
	Engine Failure		20	6	11	54	55	56
	Smoke/Fire		6	16	11	46	56	47
	Collision		0	0	1	2	5	9
	Other		7	11	11	69	61	60

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 June 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 - May 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		22	28	23	81	84	81
Aeroplanes Involved		19	26	20	63	75	71
	Training	4	4	2	14	13	10
	Pleasure/Travel	9	13	10	26	28	33
	Business	1	3	1	2	6	3
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Transport	5	4	4	18	19	17
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	2	1	1
	Other/Unknown	0	2	1	1	7	4
Helicopters Involved		2	2	3	17	10	11
	Training	0	0	0	4	2	2
	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	0	0	0	2	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	1	0	1	6	0	3
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	1	2	1	3	4	4

Fatal Accidents		3	3	3	9	6	8
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		3	3	3	9	6	7
	Training	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Pleasure/Travel	1	0	1	3	0	2
	Business	0	1	0	1	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	0	2	1	2
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	1	2	1	3	2	1

Fatalities		7	5	4	19	10	13
Serious Injuries		2	3	3	16	16	11

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of June 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 - May 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		31	14	19	97	88	100

	Air Proximity	11	5	7	25	27	30
	Air Traffic Services Event	18	6	8	60	51	56
	Altitude Related	0	0	1	3	2	3
	Runway Incursion	0	2	1	1	5	4
	Other	2	1	2	8	3	7

Declared Emergency		21	13	16	103	67	81

	Landing Gear Failure	4	7	4	23	14	15
	Hydraulic Failure	3	1	2	5	13	11
	Electrical Failure	1	1	1	3	3	3
	Other Component Failure	9	3	5	52	29	28
	Other	4	1	4	20	8	24

Engine Failure		15	5	10	37	39	44

	Power Loss	4	1	3	15	24	20
	Component Failure	11	4	7	20	14	23
	Other	0	0	0	2	1	1

Smoke/Fire		6	15	9	37	52	40

	Fire/Explosion	2	8	6	23	39	29
	Component Failure	4	5	3	12	10	10
	Other	0	2	0	2	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		1	5	4	13	23	18

	Component Failure	1	3	2	9	6	8
	Weather Related	0	1	1	0	11	5
	Other	0	1	1	4	6	4

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

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