AVIATION STATISTICS - 2010-04


Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - April

				April			Year To Date
				2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
						Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents			a	16	20	17	49	55	55
	Aeroplanes Involved		b	14	18	16	44	48	47
		Airliners		1	1	0	2	1	2
		Commuters		0	0	0	0	4	1
		Air Taxis		1	3	3	6	8	11
		Aerial Work		1	1	2	3	1	2
		State		0	1	0	0	1	1
		Corporate		0	0	0	1	1	1
		Private/Other	c	11	12	10	32	32	28
	Helicopters Involved			2	3	2	5	8	9
	Other Aircraft Involved		d	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Fatalities				2	0	1	4	19	11
Serious Injuries				1	1	2	7	8	9

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

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada				2	0	1	3	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	65	60	258	270	290
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation			16	10	12	70	44	52
	Declared Emergency			24	23	16	106	100	100
	Engine Failure			7	8	10	23	35	41
	Smoke/Fire			4	8	8	20	34	37
	Collision			1	0	1	4	4	5
	Other			13	16	12	35	53	55

Data extracted May 19, 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 - April 2010
By Type of Operation

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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents		a	16	20	17	49	55	55
Aeroplanes Involved			14	18	16	44	48	47
	Training		2	7	3	8	18	11
	Pleasure/Travel		9	6	7	21	14	18
	Business		0	0	0	3	2	2
	Forest Fire Management		1	1	0	1	1	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		0	0	0	2	0	0
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		2	3	3	8	9	12
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	2	1
	Other/Unknown		0	1	2	0	2	3
Helicopters Involved			2	3	2	5	8	9
	Training		0	1	0	0	3	2
	Pleasure/Travel		0	1	0	0	1	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		1	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		1	1	1	1	2	2
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	0	0	3	2	3

Fatal Accidents			2	0	1	4	2	4
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved			2	0	1	4	2	4
	Training		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pleasure/Travel		1	0	0	2	1	1
	Business		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Forest Fire Management		1	0	0	1	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	0	0	0	1	2
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	0	0	0	0	1

Fatalities			2	0	1	4	19	11
Serious Injuries			1	1	2	7	8	9

Data extracted May 19, 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 - April 2010
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event

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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		26	13	16	100	66	76

	Air Proximity	7	9	8	34	30	24
	Air Traffic Services Event	10	4	6	46	21	41
	Altitude Related	1	0	1	2	1	3
	Runway Incursion	3	0	0	8	6	3
	Other	5	0	1	10	8	5

Declared Emergency		20	17	13	82	66	62

	Landing Gear Failure	4	4	2	17	18	14
	Hydraulic Failure	4	2	2	12	7	8
	Electrical Failure	0	2	1	2	4	2
	Other Component Failure	8	7	5	32	30	29
	Other	4	2	2	19	7	9

Engine Failure		5	8	8	16	31	31

	Power Loss	3	3	3	8	16	17
	Component Failure	2	3	3	8	13	13
	Other	0	2	1	0	2	1

Smoke/Fire		4	6	6	20	30	30

	Fire/Explosion	4	5	5	14	25	24
	Component Failure	0	1	1	6	5	6
	Other	0	0	0	0	0	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		2	3	1	9	7	12

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

Data extracted May 19, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.