AVIATION STATISTICS - 2010-05


Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - May

				May			Year To Date
				2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
						Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents			a	16	20	17	76	71	77
	Aeroplanes Involved		b	14	18	16	68	61	67
		Airliners		1	1	0	3	1	3
		Commuters		0	0	0	2	4	2
		Air Taxis		1	3	3	11	11	14
		Aerial Work		1	1	2	3	2	3
		State		0	1	0	0	1	1
		Corporate		0	0	0	1	1	3
		Private/Other	c	11	12	10	48	41	41
	Helicopters Involved			2	3	2	7	10	11
	Other Aircraft Involved		d	0	0	0	1	2	1

Fatal Accidents				2	0	1	9	6	7
	Aeroplanes Involved			2	0	1	9	4	5
		Airliners		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis		0	0	0	3	0	1
		Aerial Work		1	0	0	1	0	0
		State		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate		0	0	0	0	0	1
		Private/Other	c	1	0	0	5	4	3
	Helicopters Involved			0	0	0	0	1	2
	Other Aircraft Involved			0	0	0	0	1	0

Fatalities				2	0	1	17	25	16
Serious Injuries				1	1	2	8	8	11

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents				0	3	1	7	9	7
	Fatal Accidents			0	1	1	1	1	2
	Fatalities			0	1	1	1	1	2
	Serious Injuries			0	0	0	2	2	1

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada				2	0	1	4	3	4
	Fatal Accidents			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Serious Injuries			0	0	0	0	2	1

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents				65	65	60	335	327	353
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation			16	10	12	92	59	66
	Declared Emergency			24	23	16	127	112	117
	Engine Failure			7	8	10	35	53	54
	Smoke/Fire			4	8	8	29	40	46
	Collision			1	0	1	4	5	6
	Other			13	16	12	48	58	63

Data extracted June 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 - May 2010
By Type of Operation

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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents		a	27	16	22	76	71	77
Aeroplanes Involved			24	13	19	68	61	67
	Training		3	3	3	11	21	13
	Pleasure/Travel		11	7	10	32	21	28
	Business		0	0	1	3	2	3
	Forest Fire Management		0	0	0	1	1	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		1	0	0	3	0	0
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		7	2	4	15	11	16
	Air Ambulance		0	1	0	0	3	1
	Other/Unknown		2	0	1	2	2	4
Helicopters Involved			2	2	2	7	10	11
	Training		0	0	0	0	3	2
	Pleasure/Travel		1	0	0	1	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	1
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		1	2	1	2	4	3
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	0	1	3	2	4

Fatal Accidents			5	4	3	9	6	7
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved			5	3	3	9	5	7
	Training		0	1	0	0	1	0
	Pleasure/Travel		2	2	1	4	3	2
	Business		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Forest Fire Management		0	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		2	0	0	2	1	2
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		1	0	1	1	0	1

Fatalities			13	6	5	17	25	16
Serious Injuries			1	0	2	8	8	11

Data extracted June 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 - May 2010
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event

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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		29	21	19	129	87	95

	Air Proximity	15	9	7	49	39	31
	Air Traffic Services Event	9	9	10	55	30	51
	Altitude Related	0	2	0	2	3	3
	Runway Incursion	3	1	1	11	7	3
	Other	2	0	1	12	8	6

Declared Emergency		15	10	14	97	76	75

	Landing Gear Failure	4	2	4	21	20	18
	Hydraulic Failure	3	0	1	15	7	9
	Electrical Failure	1	1	1	3	5	3
	Other Component Failure	5	6	6	37	36	35
	Other	2	1	2	21	8	11

Engine Failure		11	17	12	27	48	43

	Power Loss	4	9	5	12	25	21
	Component Failure	6	7	7	14	20	20
	Other	1	1	0	1	3	2

Smoke/Fire		8	5	9	28	35	39

	Fire/Explosion	5	4	5	19	29	29
	Component Failure	3	0	3	9	5	8
	Other	0	1	1	0	1	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		1	0	2	10	7	14

	Component Failure	0	0	2	3	3	6
	Weather Related	1	0	0	4	0	4
	Other	0	0	0	3	4	4

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