AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-12

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - December 2008

			December			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			5	9	9	251	284	270
	Aeroplanes Involved2		4	9	8	200	237	220
		Airliners	0	1	0	8	5	5
		Commuters	1	0	0	6	4	5
		Air Taxis	0	1	2	41	39	36
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	12	11	13
		State	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Corporate	0	0	0	4	7	4
		Private/Other3	3	7	5	126	170	154
	Helicopters Involved		1	0	1	42	46	47
	Other Aircraft Involved4		0	0	0	13	4	7

Fatal Accidents			2	1	1	24	33	31
	Aeroplanes Involved		1	1	1	15	25	23
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Air Taxis	0	0	0	3	5	5
		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	1	0	10	17	16
	Helicopters Involved		1	0	0	8	7	7
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	0	0	1	2	2

Fatalities			4	1	2	49	49	50
Serious Injuries			0	0	1	37	55	40

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			0	2	1	29	30	34
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	12	5	5
	Fatalities		0	0	0	13	6	6
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	4	7	10

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			2	0	0	15	10	18
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	3
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	6
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	5	2	5

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			77	86	73	911	895	857
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		11	11	12	175	171	180
	Declared Emergency		36	33	25	327	302	271
	Engine Failure		9	9	11	128	137	139
	Smoke/Fire		5	14	10	108	125	106
	Collision		0	5	2	8	14	17
	Other		16	14	14	165	146	144

Ultralight aircraft excluded. As some accidents may involve multiple aircraft, the number of aircraft involved may differ from the total number of accidents. Other: contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.). Includes gliders, balloons and gyrocopters. Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009. 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 - December 2008
By Type of Operation


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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		5	9	9	251	284	270
Aeroplanes Involved		4	9	8	200	237	220
	Training	0	1	2	30	33	28
	Pleasure/Travel	2	6	3	82	120	114
	Business	0	1	0	7	15	8
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	1	0	2
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	1	0	0	4	8	6
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	9	8	8
	Inspection	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Air Transport	1	1	2	50	41	39
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	3	2	2
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	13	10	11
Helicopters Involved		1	0	1	42	46	47
	Training	0	0	0	6	3	4
	Pleasure/Travel	1	0	0	9	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	18
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	1	3	13	12

Fatal Accidents		2	1	1	24	33	31
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		2	1	1	23	32	29
	Training	0	1	0	0	3	3
	Pleasure/Travel	2	0	0	9	10	13
	Business	0	0	0	2	2	1
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	6	7	7
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	4	3	3

Fatalities		4	1	2	49	49	50
Serious Injuries		0	0	1	37	55	40

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.
	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 - December 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		18	10	16	250	245	245

	Air Proximity	5	3	3	83	83	73
	Air Traffic Services Event	7	6	11	134	133	137
	Altitude Related	2	0	0	8	6	6
	Runway Incursion	2	1	1	9	13	11
	Other	2	0	1	16	10	17

Declared Emergency		22	20	17	235	186	191

	Landing Gear Failure	5	3	3	47	37	37
	Hydraulic Failure	1	3	2	19	26	25
	Electrical Failure	2	0	1	7	6	7
	Other Component Failure	8	10	8	114	83	71
	Other	6	4	3	48	34	50

Engine Failure		8	8	9	98	108	110

	Power Loss	3	3	4	45	50	50
	Component Failure	5	4	5	44	49	52
	Other	0	1	0	9	9	8

Smoke/Fire		5	12	9	90	106	88

	Fire/Explosion	4	10	6	64	75	64
	Component Failure	1	2	2	21	28	23
	Other	0	0	0	5	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		5	4	3	32	38	39

	Component Failure	1	2	1	12	14	17
	Weather Related	0	1	1	4	15	12
	Other	4	1	1	16	9	10

	Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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