AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-07

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - July 2008

			July			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			41	43	47	145	171	162
	Aeroplanes Involved2		32	33	37	110	145	136
		Airliners	0	0	0	4	4	4
		Commuters	0	1	1	2	4	3
		Air Taxis	4	7	5	23	31	23
		Aerial Work	6	3	5	10	8	10
		State	0	0	0	1	1	2
		Corporate	0	0	0	4	6	3
		Private/Other3	22	22	26	66	91	91
	Helicopters Involved		7	10	9	30	27	26
	Other Aircraft Involved4		2	0	1	6	1	3

Fatal Accidents			1	7	5	13	18	16
	Aeroplanes Involved		1	5	3	8	15	13
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	1	0	0	1	0
		Air Taxis	0	0	0	0	4	2
		Aerial Work	0	1	1	0	1	1
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	2	1	0
		Private/Other3	1	3	2	6	8	8
	Helicopters Involved		0	2	1	5	3	3
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	0	0	1

Fatalities			1	9	7	23	25	24
Serious Injuries			5	13	8	26	30	23

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			5	4	7	10	15	20
	Fatal Accidents		1	1	0	4	3	3
	Fatalities		1	2	1	4	4	4
	Serious Injuries		0	2	3	1	4	5

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			1	2	4	8	7	12
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	1	0	0	1
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0	0	2
	Serious Injuries		0	2	0	0	2	1

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			86	82	79	548	530	517
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		21	18	18	106	93	104
	Declared Emergency		20	25	20	193	181	163
	Engine Failure		8	13	16	76	87	90
	Smoke/Fire		13	11	10	66	77	67
	Collision		1	0	0	4	5	10
	Other		23	15	15	103	87	84

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 August 15, 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 - July 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		41	43	47	145	171	162
Aeroplanes Involved		32	33	37	110	145	136
	Training	5	1	3	19	20	17
	Pleasure/Travel	14	17	21	46	63	68
	Business	0	1	1	2	8	5
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	1	1	0	2
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	2	1	2	5	3
	Aerial Application	6	3	4	6	4	6
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Transport	5	8	5	28	34	26
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	2	2	1
	Other/Unknown	2	1	2	4	9	7
Helicopters Involved		7	10	9	30	27	26
	Training	0	0	0	4	2	2
	Pleasure/Travel	1	1	1	5	2	2
	Business	0	1	0	0	2	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	1	0	0	2
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	1	1	1	1
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Transport	6	5	4	16	10	10
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	3	1	3	7	6

Fatal Accidents		1	7	5	13	18	16
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		1	7	5	13	18	15
	Training	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Pleasure/Travel	1	2	2	6	5	6
	Business	0	0	0	1	1	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	1	0	1	3	1
	Aerial Application	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	0	3	1	2	5	3
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	3	2	2

Fatalities		1	9	7	23	25	24
Serious Injuries		5	13	8	26	30	23

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of August 15, 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 - July 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		27	24	20	143	134	143

	Air Proximity	15	11	7	43	52	46
	Air Traffic Services Event	8	10	11	81	67	77
	Altitude Related	0	0	0	4	3	4
	Runway Incursion	2	2	1	3	7	7
	Other	2	1	1	12	5	10

Declared Emergency		15	18	14	140	98	112

	Landing Gear Failure	4	3	2	33	23	21
	Hydraulic Failure	3	2	3	12	17	16
	Electrical Failure	0	3	1	4	6	5
	Other Component Failure	4	9	5	65	43	38
	Other	4	1	3	26	9	32

Engine Failure		6	10	13	56	64	70

	Power Loss	3	2	6	23	34	32
	Component Failure	3	6	6	29	26	35
	Other	0	2	2	4	4	4

Smoke/Fire		13	8	9	55	66	56

	Fire/Explosion	12	4	6	39	48	40
	Component Failure	1	4	3	13	15	14
	Other	0	0	0	3	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		6	2	4	20	27	24

	Component Failure	0	1	1	9	9	11
	Weather Related	1	0	2	2	11	8
	Other	5	1	1	9	7	6

	Figures are preliminary as of August 15, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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