AVIATION STATISTICS - 2010-03


Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - March

				March			Year To Date
				2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
						Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents			a	14	13	13	33	35	38
	Aeroplanes Involved		b	12	10	11	30	30	31
		Airliners		1	0	0	1	0	2
		Commuters		0	1	0	0	4	1
		Air Taxis		2	2	3	6	5	8
		Aerial Work		1	0	0	1	0	0
		State		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate		1	0	1	1	1	1
		Private/Other	c	7	7	6	21	20	18
	Helicopters Involved			2	3	2	3	5	7
	Other Aircraft Involved		d	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatal Accidents				0	1	2	2	2	3
	Aeroplanes Involved			0	0	1	2	1	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	0	0	0	0	0
		Private/Other	c	0	0	0	2	1	1
	Helicopters Involved			0	1	1	0	1	1
	Other Aircraft Involved			0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities				0	17	6	2	19	10
Serious Injuries				3	4	1	6	7	7

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents				3	1	2	4	1	3
	Fatal Accidents			1	0	0	1	0	1
	Fatalities			1	0	1	1	0	1
	Serious Injuries			1	0	0	1	0	0

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada				1	0	0	1	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				66	67	72	194	205	230
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation			14	10	13	54	34	40
	Declared Emergency			29	27	24	82	77	84
	Engine Failure			4	7	9	16	27	30
	Smoke/Fire			10	8	10	17	26	29
	Collision			0	2	2	3	4	4
	Other			9	13	15	22	37	43

Data extracted April 15, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.
a. Ultralight aircraft excluded.
b. As some accidents may involve multiple aircraft, the number of aircraft involved may differ from the total number of accidents.
c. Other: contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.).
d. Includes gliders, balloons and gyrocopters.

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Table 2
Canadian-Registered Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft Involved in Accidents - March 2010
By Type of Operation

			March			Year To Date
			2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
					Average			Average

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents		a	14	13	13	33	35	38
Aeroplanes Involved			12	10	11	30	30	31
	Training		3	5	2	6	11	7
	Pleasure/Travel		4	2	4	12	8	11
	Business		2	1	1	3	2	2
	Forest Fire Management		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		0	0	0	2	0	0
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		1	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		2	2	3	6	6	9
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	2	1
	Other/Unknown		0	0	0	0	1	1
Helicopters Involved			2	3	2	3	5	7
	Training		0	1	1	0	2	2
	Pleasure/Travel		0	0	0	0	0	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		0	1	1	0	1	1
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		2	1	1	3	2	2

Fatal Accidents			0	1	2	2	2	3
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved			0	1	2	2	2	3
	Training		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pleasure/Travel		0	0	1	1	1	1
	Business		0	0	0	1	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		0	1	1	0	1	1
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			0	17	6	2	19	10
Serious Injuries			3	4	1	6	7	7

Data extracted April 15, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.
a. Ultralight aircraft excluded.

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Table 3
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Involved in Incidents - March 2010
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event

		March			Year To Date
		2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
				Average			Average

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		20	14	19	74	53	60

	Air Proximity	3	7	4	27	21	16
	Air Traffic Services Event	14	3	12	36	17	35
	Altitude Related	0	0	1	1	1	2
	Runway Incursion	1	1	1	5	6	3
	Other	2	3	2	5	8	5

Declared Emergency		27	16	15	62	49	49

	Landing Gear Failure	3	5	3	13	14	12
	Hydraulic Failure	4	3	1	8	5	5
	Electrical Failure	1	0	0	2	2	2
	Other Component Failure	12	6	8	25	23	23
	Other	7	2	2	14	5	7

Engine Failure		2	5	7	11	23	23

	Power Loss	0	1	4	5	13	13
	Component Failure	2	4	3	6	10	10
	Other	0	0	0	0	0	0

Smoke/Fire		10	7	9	17	24	24

	Fire/Explosion	7	5	7	11	20	19
	Component Failure	3	2	2	6	4	5
	Other	0	0	0	0	0	0

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		3	1	3	7	4	11

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

Data extracted April 15, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.