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 AVIATION STATISTICS - 2009-07

 Table 1
 Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - July 2009
 
       July    Year To Date
      2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008
          Average       Average
 Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1 37 41 46   145 146 155
   Aeroplanes Involved2 32 32 37   128 111 127
     Airliners 0 0 0   1 4 4
     Commuters 0 0 1   5 2 2
     Air Taxis 5 4 5   22 24 25
     Aerial Work 6 6 5   8 10 9
     State 0 0 0   2 1 1
     Corporate 0 0 0   2 4 4
     Private/Other3 21 22 26   88 66 82
   Helicopters Involved 4 7 8   17 30 27
   Other Aircraft Involved4 2 2 1   4 6 3
 
 Fatal Accidents 3 1 4   13 13 16
   Aeroplanes Involved 2 1 3   10 8 12
     Airliners 0 0 0   0 0 0
     Commuters 0 0 0   0 0 0
     Air Taxis 1 0 0   2 0 2
     Aerial Work 0 0 0   0 0 1
     State 0 0 0   0 0 0
     Corporate 0 0 0   0 2 1
     Private/Other3 1 1 2   8 6 8
   Helicopters Involved 1 0 1   2 5 4
   Other Aircraft Involved 0 0 0   1 0 0
 
 Fatalities 5 1 6   34 23 25
 Serious Injuries 5 5 8   18 26 22
 
 Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents 5 5 6   17 10 16
   Fatal Accidents 0 1 1   1 4 3
   Fatalities 0 1 1   1 4 4
   Serious Injuries 2 0 2   4 1 4
 
 Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada 3 1 2   11 8 9
   Fatal Accidents 1 0 0   1 0 0
   Fatalities 1 0 1   1 0 1
   Serious Injuries 1 0 0   3 0 1
 
 All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents 75 87 80   487 549 520
   Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation 9 22 19   79 107 106
   Declared Emergency 32 20 20   187 193 163
   Engine Failure 13 8 14   77 76 86
   Smoke/Fire 11 13 11   61 66 66
   Collision 2 1 0   7 4 9
   Other 8 23 15   76 103 90
 
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 August 17, 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 - July 2009
 By Type of Operation
 
 
     July    Year To Date
    2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008
        Average       Average
 
 Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1 37 41 46   145 146 155
 Aeroplanes Involved 32 32 37   128 111 127
   Training 6 5 3   33 19 17
   Pleasure/Travel 14 14 20   57 46 62
   Business 0 0 1   2 2 4
   Forest Fire Management 1 0 1   3 1 2
   Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 1   0 2 3
   Aerial Application 3 6 4   3 6 5
   Inspection 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Air Transport 5 5 5   21 29 27
   Air Ambulance 0 0 0   4 2 1
   Other/Unknown 3 2 2   5 4 6
 Helicopters Involved 4 7 8   17 30 27
   Training 1 0 0   4 4 3
   Pleasure/Travel 0 1 1   1 5 3
   Business 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Forest Fire Management 1 0 1   1 0 1
   Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0   0 0 1
   Aerial Application 0 0 0   0 1 1
   Inspection 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Air Transport 2 6 4   8 16 11
   Air Ambulance 0 0 0   0 1 0
   Other/Unknown 0 0 1   3 3 5
 
 Fatal Accidents 3 1 4   13 13 16
 Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved 3 1 4   12 13 16
   Training 1 0 0   2 0 1
   Pleasure/Travel 1 1 2   7 6 6
   Business 0 0 0   0 1 1
   Forest Fire Management 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0   0 1 1
   Aerial Application 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Inspection 0 0 0   0 0 0
   Air Transport 1 0 1   2 2 4
   Air Ambulance 0 0 0   1 0 0
   Other/Unknown 0 0 0   0 3 2
 
 Fatalities 5 1 6   34 23 25
 Serious Injuries 5 5 8   18 26 22
 
1  Ultralight aircraft excluded.
 
 Figures are preliminary as of August 17, 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 - July 2009
 Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event
 
 
       July    Year To Date
      2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008
          Average       Average
 
 Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation 12 29 21   116 145 146
 
   Air Proximity 3 15 8   52 43 47
   Air Traffic Services Event 9 10 10   46 83 80
   Altitude Related 0 0 0   3 4 4
   Runway Incursion 0 2 1   6 3 5
   Other 0 2 1   9 12 10
 
 Declared Emergency 22 15 14   136 140 110
 
   Landing Gear Failure 8 4 2   39 33 24
   Hydraulic Failure 0 3 3   14 12 15
   Electrical Failure 1 0 1   8 4 4
   Other Component Failure 9 4 5   54 65 42
   Other 4 4 3   21 26 24
 
 Engine Failure 12 6 11   69 56 67
 
   Power Loss 4 3 5   32 23 31
   Component Failure 7 3 5   32 29 32
   Other 1 0 1   5 4 4
 
 Smoke/Fire 11 13 10   53 55 56
 
   Fire/Explosion 6 12 7   42 39 40
   Component Failure 5 1 3   10 13 14
   Other 0 0 0   1 3 2
 
 Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft 0 6 4   8 20 24
 
   Component Failure 0 0 1   4 9 10
   Weather Related 0 1 2   0 2 7
   Other 0 5 2   4 9 6
 
 Figures are preliminary as of August 17, 2009.
 All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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Date Modified:2009-08-18

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