AVIATION STATISTICS - 2010-06


Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - June 2010

				June			Year To Date
				2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
						Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents			a	21	37	31	97	108	108
	Aeroplanes Involved		b	19	35	25	87	96	91
		Airliners		0	0	0	3	1	3
		Commuters		0	1	0	2	5	2
		Air Taxis		3	6	4	14	17	18
		Aerial Work		4	0	1	7	2	4
		State		2	1	1	2	2	2
		Corporate		0	1	1	1	2	4
		Private/Other	c	10	26	17	58	67	58
	Helicopters Involved			2	3	6	9	13	18
	Other Aircraft Involved		d	0	0	1	1	2	2

Fatal Accidents				3	4	3	12	10	10
	Aeroplanes Involved			3	4	3	12	8	8
		Airliners		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis		1	1	0	4	1	2
		Aerial Work		1	0	0	2	0	0
		State		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate		0	0	0	0	0	1
		Private/Other	c	1	3	3	6	7	5
	Helicopters Involved			0	0	0	0	1	2
	Other Aircraft Involved			0	0	0	0	1	0

Fatalities				9	4	4	26	29	19
Serious Injuries				2	5	4	10	13	16

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents				4	3	3	11	12	10
	Fatal Accidents			1	0	0	2	1	2
	Fatalities			1	0	0	2	1	2
	Serious Injuries			0	0	1	2	2	2

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada				2	5	3	6	8	6
	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				63	88	77	400	415	430
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation			13	12	14	105	71	81
	Declared Emergency			21	44	27	148	156	144
	Engine Failure			7	12	16	43	65	70
	Smoke/Fire			11	10	9	40	50	55
	Collision			0	0	1	4	5	7
	Other			11	10	10	60	68	73

Data extracted July 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 - June 2010
By Type of Operation

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

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents		a	21	37	31	97	108	108
Aeroplanes Involved			19	35	25	87	96	91
	Training		0	6	3	11	27	16
	Pleasure/Travel		9	22	12	41	43	40
	Business		0	0	0	3	2	3
	Forest Fire Management		0	1	1	1	2	1
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		0	0	1	3	0	2
	Aerial Application		3	0	1	3	0	1
	Inspection		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		3	5	4	18	16	20
	Air Ambulance		0	1	0	0	4	2
	Other/Unknown		4	0	1	6	2	5
Helicopters Involved			2	3	6	9	13	18
	Training		0	0	0	0	3	2
	Pleasure/Travel		1	0	1	2	1	2
	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		1	0	1	1	0	1
	Inspection		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Air Transport		0	2	4	2	6	7
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	1	1	3	3	5

Fatal Accidents			3	4	3	12	10	10
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved			3	4	3	12	9	10
	Training		0	0	0	0	1	0
	Pleasure/Travel		1	3	2	5	6	4
	Business		0	0	0	1	0	1
	Forest Fire Management		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		0	0	1	0	0	1
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport		1	0	0	3	1	2
	Air Ambulance		0	1	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown		1	0	0	2	0	1

Fatalities			9	4	4	26	29	19
Serious Injuries			2	5	4	10	13	16

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

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

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		20	18	21	149	105	116

	Air Proximity	1	10	8	50	49	39
	Air Traffic Services Event	13	7	11	68	37	62
	Altitude Related	0	0	1	2	3	4
	Runway Incursion	3	0	0	14	7	4
	Other	3	1	2	15	9	8

Declared Emergency		18	39	21	115	115	97

	Landing Gear Failure	5	12	6	26	32	25
	Hydraulic Failure	3	7	5	18	14	13
	Electrical Failure	2	2	1	5	7	4
	Other Component Failure	5	9	6	42	45	41
	Other	3	9	3	24	17	14

Engine Failure		5	10	13	32	58	55

	Power Loss	0	4	6	12	29	28
	Component Failure	4	5	5	18	25	25
	Other	1	1	1	2	4	3

Smoke/Fire		9	7	7	37	42	46

	Fire/Explosion	6	7	5	25	36	35
	Component Failure	3	0	1	12	5	9
	Other	0	0	0	0	1	2

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		1	1	2	11	8	17

	Component Failure	0	1	1	3	4	7
	Weather Related	1	0	1	5	0	5
	Other	0	0	0	3	4	4

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