AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-10

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - October 2008

			October			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			17	28	22	232	262	250
	Aeroplanes Involved2		14	22	17	180	217	204
		Airliners	0	0	0	6	4	5
		Commuters	0	0	0	2	4	4
		Air Taxis	5	2	3	36	36	33
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	12	11	12
		State	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Corporate	0	0	0	4	6	4
		Private/Other3	9	20	13	117	155	144
	Helicopters Involved		2	7	5	41	44	43
	Other Aircraft Involved4		1	0	1	13	4	7

Fatal Accidents			0	8	4	20	32	29
	Aeroplanes Involved		0	6	2	12	24	21
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Air Taxis	0	1	1	2	5	4
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	1	1
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	2	1	0
		Private/Other3	0	5	2	8	16	15
	Helicopters Involved		0	3	1	7	7	6
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	1	2	2

Fatalities			0	14	5	37	48	46
Serious Injuries			1	3	4	35	50	37

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			3	4	3	27	27	32
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	1	12	4	5
	Fatalities		0	0	1	13	5	6
	Serious Injuries		1	1	0	4	7	9

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			0	1	2	13	9	18
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	3
	Fatalities		0	0	2	0	0	6
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	5	2	4

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			65	66	63	769	742	719
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		12	19	17	153	148	156
	Declared Emergency		25	18	20	266	239	224
	Engine Failure		10	3	5	112	119	119
	Smoke/Fire		8	9	8	95	101	88
	Collision		1	1	1	7	9	14
	Other		9	16	11	136	126	117

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 November 17, 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 - October 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		17	28	22	232	262	250
Aeroplanes Involved		14	22	17	180	217	204
	Training	1	3	2	29	30	25
	Pleasure/Travel	6	15	9	76	108	108
	Business	0	1	1	7	12	8
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	2	0	2
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	1	0	1	3	8	6
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	9	8	8
	Inspection	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Air Transport	2	2	3	39	39	35
	Air Ambulance	1	0	0	3	2	1
	Other/Unknown	3	1	1	11	10	11
Helicopters Involved		2	7	5	41	44	43
	Training	1	0	0	6	3	3
	Pleasure/Travel	1	1	1	8	3	4
	Business	0	2	0	0	4	1
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	3
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	1	2	1
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Air Transport	0	2	2	22	16	17
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	2	1	3	12	11

Fatal Accidents		0	8	4	20	32	29
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		0	9	4	19	31	28
	Training	0	1	1	0	2	2
	Pleasure/Travel	0	4	1	6	10	12
	Business	0	1	0	2	2	1
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	1	4	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	1	1	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Air Transport	0	2	1	5	7	6
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	1	0	3	3	3

Fatalities		0	14	5	37	48	46
Serious Injuries		1	3	4	35	50	37

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 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 - October 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		18	27	22	213	218	214

	Air Proximity	6	7	6	69	76	67
	Air Traffic Services Event	12	17	13	118	115	117
	Altitude Related	0	0	1	5	6	6
	Runway Incursion	0	1	1	7	12	9
	Other	0	2	2	14	9	15

Declared Emergency		20	15	16	196	145	158

	Landing Gear Failure	4	3	4	41	29	32
	Hydraulic Failure	3	1	3	17	22	22
	Electrical Failure	0	0	1	4	6	7
	Other Component Failure	10	7	5	95	65	56
	Other	3	4	3	39	23	43

Engine Failure		9	3	5	85	91	94

	Power Loss	6	1	3	40	45	43
	Component Failure	2	2	1	36	40	43
	Other	1	0	0	9	6	7

Smoke/Fire		7	6	5	79	85	72

	Fire/Explosion	6	6	5	55	62	53
	Component Failure	0	0	0	19	20	18
	Other	1	0	0	5	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		1	2	3	24	34	33

	Component Failure	0	1	1	10	12	14
	Weather Related	0	1	1	3	14	10
	Other	1	0	1	11	8	9

	Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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