AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-06

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - June 2008

			June			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			22	44	35	103	128	115
	Aeroplanes Involved2		15	37	28	78	112	99
		Airliners	1	1	0	4	4	3
		Commuters	0	0	0	2	3	2
		Air Taxis	5	6	3	19	24	18
		Aerial Work	0	1	2	4	5	5
		State	0	0	1	1	1	2
		Corporate	0	2	1	4	6	3
		Private/Other3	9	27	20	44	69	65
	Helicopters Involved		6	7	7	23	17	18
	Other Aircraft Involved4		2	0	1	3	1	2

Fatal Accidents			3	5	4	12	11	11
	Aeroplanes Involved		2	5	4	7	10	9
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis	0	1	0	0	4	2
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	0	1
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	2	1	0
		Private/Other3	2	4	3	5	5	6
	Helicopters Involved		1	0	0	5	1	2
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			3	6	4	22	16	17
Serious Injuries			5	2	4	21	17	15

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			0	4	5	5	11	13
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	3	2	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	3	2	3
	Serious Injuries		0	2	1	1	2	2

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			2	1	4	7	5	8
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0	0	1

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			75	78	74	462	448	438
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		14	16	16	85	75	86
	Declared Emergency		28	22	22	173	156	143
	Engine Failure		14	19	17	68	74	73
	Smoke/Fire		7	10	9	53	66	56
	Collision		1	0	1	3	5	10
	Other		11	11	9	80	72	70

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 July 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 - June 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		22	44	35	103	128	115
Aeroplanes Involved		15	37	28	78	112	99
	Training	0	6	4	14	19	14
	Pleasure/Travel	6	18	14	32	46	47
	Business	0	1	1	2	7	4
	Forest Fire Management	1	0	1	1	0	1
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	2	2	1	2	3	3
	Aerial Application	0	1	1	0	1	2
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Transport	5	7	3	23	26	21
	Air Ambulance	0	1	0	2	2	1
	Other/Unknown	1	1	2	2	8	5
Helicopters Involved		6	7	7	23	17	18
	Training	0	0	0	4	2	2
	Pleasure/Travel	1	0	0	4	1	1
	Business	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	1	0	0	3	1
	Aerial Application	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	4	5	3	10	5	6
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	2	3	4	5

Fatal Accidents		3	5	4	12	11	11
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		3	5	4	12	11	11
	Training	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Pleasure/Travel	2	3	2	5	3	4
	Business	0	0	0	1	1	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	1	1	1	1	2	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	0	1	0	2	2	2
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	3	2	1

Fatalities		3	6	4	22	16	17
Serious Injuries		5	2	4	21	17	15

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

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


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		19	22	24	116	110	123

	Air Proximity	3	14	9	28	41	39
	Air Traffic Services Event	13	6	10	73	57	66
	Altitude Related	1	1	0	4	3	4
	Runway Incursion	0	0	1	1	5	6
	Other	2	1	2	10	4	9

Declared Emergency		22	13	16	125	80	98

	Landing Gear Failure	6	6	4	29	20	19
	Hydraulic Failure	4	2	3	9	15	14
	Electrical Failure	1	0	0	4	3	4
	Other Component Failure	9	5	4	61	34	32
	Other	2	0	5	22	8	29

Engine Failure		13	15	13	50	54	57

	Power Loss	5	8	6	20	32	26
	Component Failure	6	6	6	26	20	29
	Other	2	1	1	4	2	2

Smoke/Fire		5	6	7	42	58	47

	Fire/Explosion	4	5	5	27	44	34
	Component Failure	0	1	2	12	11	12
	Other	1	0	1	3	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		1	2	2	14	25	20

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

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

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