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 Table 1
 Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - June 2009
 
       June    Year To Date
      2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008
          Average       Average
 Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1 36 23 30   107 105 109
   Aeroplanes Involved2 34 15 23   95 79 91
     Airliners 0 1 0   1 4 4
     Commuters 1 0 0   5 2 1
     Air Taxis 6 5 4   17 20 20
     Aerial Work 0 0 1   2 4 4
     State 1 0 0   2 1 1
     Corporate 1 0 1   2 4 4
     Private/Other3 25 9 16   66 44 57
   Helicopters Involved 3 6 7   13 23 19
   Other Aircraft Involved4 0 3 1   2 4 2
 
 Fatal Accidents 4 3 4   10 12 12
   Aeroplanes Involved 4 2 3   8 7 9
     Airliners 0 0 0   0 0 0
     Commuters 0 0 0   0 0 0
     Air Taxis 1 0 0   1 0 2
     Aerial Work 0 0 0   0 0 0
     State 0 0 0   0 0 0
     Corporate 0 0 0   0 2 1
     Private/Other3 3 2 3   7 5 6
   Helicopters Involved 0 1 0   1 5 2
   Other Aircraft Involved 0 0 0   1 0 0
 
 Fatalities 4 3 4   29 22 19
 Serious Injuries 5 5 4   13 21 14
 
 Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents 3 0 3   12 5 10
   Fatal Accidents 0 0 0   1 3 2
   Fatalities 0 0 0   1 3 3
   Serious Injuries 0 0 1   2 1 2
 
 Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada 5 2 3   8 7 7
   Fatal Accidents 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Fatalities 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Serious Injuries 0 0 0   2 0 1
 
 All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents 87 75 75   411 462 440
   Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation 12 14 16   70 85 87
   Declared Emergency 43 28 22   154 173 143
   Engine Failure 12 14 17   64 68 72
   Smoke/Fire 10 7 9   50 53 55
   Collision 0 1 1   5 3 9
   Other 10 11 10   68 80 74
 
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 July 15, 2009.
 All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.


 Table 2
 Canadian-Registered Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft Involved in Accidents - June 2009
 By Type of Operation
 
 
     June    Year To Date
    2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008
        Average       Average
 
 Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1 36 23 30   107 105 109
 Aeroplanes Involved 34 15 23   95 79 91
   Training 6 0 3   27 14 14
   Pleasure/Travel 21 6 11   42 32 42
   Business 0 0 0   2 2 3
   Forest Fire Management 1 1 1   2 1 1
   Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 2 2   0 2 3
   Aerial Application 0 0 1   0 0 1
   Inspection 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Air Transport 5 5 4   16 24 21
   Air Ambulance 1 0 0   4 2 1
   Other/Unknown 0 1 1   2 2 5
 Helicopters Involved 3 6 7   13 23 19
   Training 0 0 0   3 4 2
   Pleasure/Travel 0 1 1   1 4 2
   Business 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Forest Fire Management 0 0 1   0 0 1
   Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0   0 0 1
   Aerial Application 0 1 1   0 1 1
   Inspection 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Air Transport 2 4 4   6 10 7
   Air Ambulance 0 0 0   0 1 0
   Other/Unknown 1 0 1   3 3 5
 
 Fatal Accidents 4 3 4   10 12 12
 Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved 4 3 4   9 12 11
   Training 0 0 0   1 0 1
   Pleasure/Travel 3 2 2   6 5 4
   Business 0 0 0   0 1 1
   Forest Fire Management 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 1 1   0 1 1
   Aerial Application 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Inspection 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Air Transport 0 0 0   1 2 3
   Air Ambulance 1 0 0   1 0 0
   Other/Unknown 0 0 0   0 3 2
 
 Fatalities 4 3 4   29 22 19
 Serious Injuries 5 5 4   13 21 14
 
1  Ultralight aircraft excluded.
 Figures are preliminary as of July 15, 2009.
 All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.


 Table 3
 Canadian-Registered Aircraft Involved in Incidents - June 2009
 Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event
 
 
       June    Year To Date
      2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008
          Average       Average
 
 Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation 18 19 24   104 116 125
 
   Air Proximity 10 3 9   49 28 38
   Air Traffic Services Event 7 13 12   37 73 70
   Altitude Related 0 1 1   3 4 3
   Runway Incursion 0 0 1   6 1 4
   Other 1 2 2   9 10 9
 
 Declared Emergency 39 22 16   114 125 96
 
   Landing Gear Failure 12 6 5   31 29 22
   Hydraulic Failure 7 4 4   14 9 13
   Electrical Failure 2 1 0   7 4 3
   Other Component Failure 9 9 5   45 61 37
   Other 9 2 3   17 22 22
 
 Engine Failure 10 13 13   57 50 55
 
   Power Loss 4 5 7   28 20 26
   Component Failure 5 6 6   25 26 27
   Other 1 2 1   4 4 2
 
 Smoke/Fire 7 5 7   42 42 46
 
   Fire/Explosion 7 4 5   36 27 33
   Component Failure 0 0 2   5 12 11
   Other 0 1 1   1 3 2
 
 Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft 1 1 2   8 14 20
 
   Component Failure 1 0 1   4 9 9
   Weather Related 0 1 1   0 1 5
   Other 0 0 0   4 4 5
 
 Figures are preliminary as of July 15, 2009.
 All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.