AVIATION STATISTICS - 2009-03

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - March 2009

			March			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents¹			13	15	15	35	48	39
	Aeroplanes Involved²		10	13	13	30	34	32
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	3	3
		Commuters	1	0	0	4	0	0
		Air Taxis	2	3	4	5	9	10
		Aerial Work	0	1	0	0	1	0
		State	0	1	0	0	1	1
		Corporate	0	3	1	1	4	1
		Private/Other³	7	5	7	20	16	17
	Helicopters Involved		3	2	3	5	14	8
	Other Aircraft Involved⁴		0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Fatalities			17	10	3	19	11	8
Serious Injuries			4	0	1	7	11	6

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			1	1	2	1	2	3
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	1	1
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0	1	1
	Serious Injuries		0	1	0	0	1	0

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			0	1	1	2	2	2
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Serious Injuries		0	0	0	0	0	1

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			65	75	75	202	251	232
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		11	12	14	35	43	40
	Declared Emergency		26	30	24	76	95	86
	Engine Failure		7	11	10	26	23	30
	Smoke/Fire		8	7	10	26	35	28
	Collision		1	0	1	3	2	5
	Other		12	15	15	36	53	43

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 April 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 - March 2009
By Type of Operation

		March			Year To Date
		2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
				Average			Average

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents¹		13	15	15	35	48	39
Aeroplanes Involved		10	13	13	30	34	32
	Training	5	2	2	11	7	7
	Pleasure/Travel	2	5	5	8	13	11
	Business	1	1	1	2	1	2
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	2	4	4	6	11	10
	Air Ambulance	0	1	0	2	2	1
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	1	0	0
Helicopters Involved		3	2	3	5	14	8
	Training	1	0	1	2	4	2
	Pleasure/Travel	0	1	1	0	3	1
	Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Aerial Application	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport	1	1	1	1	4	2
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	1	0	1	2	2	2

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

Fatalities		17	10	3	19	11	8
Serious Injuries		4	0	1	7	11	6
Ultralight aircraft excluded. Figures are preliminary as of April 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 - March 2009
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event

		March			Year To Date
		2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
				Average			Average

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		16	15	21	55	57	61

	Air Proximity	7	2	4	21	9	13
	Air Traffic Services Event	5	9	15	19	39	40
	Altitude Related	0	2	1	1	2	2
	Runway Incursion	1	0	0	6	1	2
	Other	3	2	1	8	6	3

Declared Emergency		15	21	16	48	62	51

	Landing Gear Failure	4	3	3	13	15	11
	Hydraulic Failure	3	0	1	5	1	5
	Electrical Failure	0	1	0	2	2	2
	Other Component Failure	6	14	8	23	33	22
	Other	2	3	3	5	11	12

Engine Failure		5	9	8	22	15	22

	Power Loss	1	7	4	12	9	12
	Component Failure	4	1	4	10	5	10
	Other	0	1	1	0	1	1

Smoke/Fire		7	7	9	24	28	24

	Fire/Explosion	5	6	7	20	20	18
	Component Failure	2	1	2	4	7	6
	Other	0	0	0	0	1	0

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		1	6	5	4	12	12

	Component Failure	0	4	2	2	8	5
	Weather Related	0	0	2	0	0	4
	Other	1	2	1	2	4	3

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

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