Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in August 2019

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, August 2019
  August Year to date (August)
2019 2018 2014-2018 average 2019 2018 2014-2018 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 32 20 24 158 130 148
Aeroplane accidents 27 17 20 131 110 123
Commercial 7 6 6 52 37 39
Airliner (CAR 705) 1 1 0 6 5 3
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 3 0 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 5 3 2 17 14 11
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 1 2 8 6 8
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 1 2 18 11 15
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 1 0
Private 19 11 14 76 74 83
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 2 3 1
Recreational 17 10 13 71 70 79
Other private 2 1 1 3 1 3
State 1 0 0 1 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 2 0 1
Helicopter accidents 4 3 3 23 17 19
Commercial 3 2 2 13 11 14
Private 1 1 1 10 6 5
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 1 0 2 5 3 5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) 4 4 3 17 15 12
Aeroplane accidents 4 4 3 16 13 11
Commercial 1 3 1 5 4 3
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 2 1 4 2 1
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 1 0 0 2 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 3 1 1 11 9 8
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 3 1 1 11 9 8
Other private 0 0 0 0 0 0
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helicopter accidents 0 0 0 1 2 1
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 0 0 0 1 2 0
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0
Accident fatalities (2) 5 8 5 34 29 20
Accident serious injuries (2) 8 4 3 20 17 15
Number of incidents by category (2,4) 82 81 71 563 527 496
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 14 18 15 86 97 83
Declared emergency 39 26 24 217 200 192
Engine failure 6 8 8 65 59 62
Smoke/Fire 4 10 6 52 54 52
Collision 1 3 2 22 10 10
Other 18 16 15 121 107 98
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 3 2 4 13 14 16
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 2 2 2
Fatalities 0 0 0 4 2 2
Serious injuries 0 0 0 4 2 3

Data extracted 16 September 2019

  1. Breakdowns may not add up to totals. For example, when an occurrence involves an airplane and a helicopter, the occurrence is counted in each type, but only once in the total.

  2. Excludes ultralight aircraft.

  3. Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and similar aircraft types.

  4. New TSB regulations came into effect on 1 July 2014. Under new reporting requirements aviation incidents include: a) aircraft having a maximum certificated take-off weight greater than 2 250 kg (formerly 5 700 kg); b) aircraft being operated under an air operator certificate issued under CARs Part VII.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.