AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-11

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - November 2008

			November			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			13	13	11	245	275	261
	Aeroplanes Involved2		15	11	7	195	228	212
		Airliners	2	0	0	8	4	5
		Commuters	3	0	1	5	4	5
		Air Taxis	4	2	1	40	38	34
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	12	11	13
		State	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Corporate	0	1	0	4	7	4
		Private/Other3	6	8	5	123	163	149
	Helicopters Involved		0	2	3	41	46	46
	Other Aircraft Involved4		0	0	0	13	4	7

Fatal Accidents			2	0	1	22	32	30
	Aeroplanes Involved		2	0	1	14	24	22
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Air Taxis	1	0	0	3	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	1	0	0	9	16	15
	Helicopters Involved		0	0	0	7	7	6
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	1	2	2

Fatalities			8	0	2	45	48	48
Serious Injuries			2	5	2	37	55	39

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			2	1	1	29	28	33
	Fatal Accidents		0	1	0	12	5	5
	Fatalities		0	1	0	13	6	6
	Serious Injuries		0	0	1	4	7	10

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			0	1	0	13	10	18
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	3
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	6
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	5	2	4

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			64	67	65	834	809	784
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		11	12	12	164	160	168
	Declared Emergency		25	30	22	291	269	247
	Engine Failure		7	9	10	119	128	129
	Smoke/Fire		8	10	8	103	111	96
	Collision		0	0	1	8	9	15
	Other		13	6	13	149	132	130

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 December 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 - November 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		13	13	11	245	275	261
Aeroplanes Involved		15	11	7	195	228	212
	Training	1	2	1	30	32	26
	Pleasure/Travel	4	6	3	80	114	111
	Business	0	2	0	7	14	8
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	2	0	2
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	3	8	6
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	9	8	8
	Inspection	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Air Transport	9	1	2	48	40	37
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	3	2	2
	Other/Unknown	1	0	0	12	10	11
Helicopters Involved		0	2	3	41	46	46
	Training	0	0	0	6	3	4
	Pleasure/Travel	0	1	1	8	4	5
	Business	0	0	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	2
	Air Transport	0	0	1	22	16	17
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	1	1	3	13	11

Fatal Accidents		2	0	1	22	32	30
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		2	0	1	21	31	28
	Training	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Pleasure/Travel	1	0	0	7	10	13
	Business	0	0	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	1	0	0	6	7	6
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	3	3	3

Fatalities		8	0	2	45	48	48
Serious Injuries		2	5	2	37	55	39

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of December 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 - November 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		19	17	15	232	235	229

	Air Proximity	9	4	4	78	80	70
	Air Traffic Services Event	9	12	10	127	127	126
	Altitude Related	1	0	0	6	6	6
	Runway Incursion	0	0	1	7	12	10
	Other	0	1	1	14	10	16

Declared Emergency		16	21	16	212	166	174

	Landing Gear Failure	1	5	2	42	34	34
	Hydraulic Failure	1	1	1	18	23	23
	Electrical Failure	1	0	0	5	6	7
	Other Component Failure	10	8	7	105	73	63
	Other	3	7	5	42	30	47

Engine Failure		5	9	8	90	100	101

	Power Loss	2	2	3	42	47	46
	Component Failure	3	5	4	39	45	47
	Other	0	2	1	9	8	8

Smoke/Fire		6	9	7	85	94	79

	Fire/Explosion	5	3	5	60	65	58
	Component Failure	1	6	3	20	26	20
	Other	0	0	0	5	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		3	0	3	27	34	35

	Component Failure	1	0	2	11	12	16
	Weather Related	1	0	1	4	14	11
	Other	1	0	0	12	8	9

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

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