Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in December 2019
| December | Year to date (December) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | 2014-2018 average | 2019 | 2018 | 2014-2018 average | |
| Number of reportable accidents | 8 | 6 | 8 | 226 | 201 | 234 |
| Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 6 | 5 | 7 | 209 | 180 | 217 |
| Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Number of accidents by operator type 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 226 | 201 | 234 |
| Commercial | 1 | 3 | 5 | 83 | 66 | 76 |
| Airliner (CAR 705) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Commuter (CAR 704) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Air taxi (CAR 703) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 27 |
| Aerial work (CAR 702) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| Foreign air operator (CAR 701) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Flight training units (CAR 406) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 21 |
| Other commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Private | 7 | 2 | 4 | 141 | 134 | 154 |
| Private operators (CAR 604) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Recreational | 4 | 2 | 4 | 129 | 124 | 146 |
| Other private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of accidents by aircraft type 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 226 | 201 | 234 |
| Aeroplane | 7 | 5 | 7 | 173 | 153 | 176 |
| Helicopter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| Ultralight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 23 |
| Other (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Number of aircraft involved in accidents 1, 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 229 | 207 | 240 |
| Aeroplanes | 7 | 5 | 7 | 175 | 159 | 180 |
| Helicopters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| Ultralights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 23 |
| Other 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Aeroplane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 18 |
| Helicopter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Ultralight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Other 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reportable accident fatalities | 4 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 38 | 37 |
| Reportable accident serious injuries | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Fatal accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Serious Injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Occurrences with a dangerous good release | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Number of reportable incidents 4 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 905 | 860 | 832 |
| Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 56 | 50 | 53 | 646 | 608 | 633 |
| Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 14 | 18 | 13 | 180 | 161 | 114 |
| Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft | 7 | 9 | 8 | 112 | 115 | 109 |
| Number of reportable incidents by category 4 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 905 | 860 | 832 |
| Risk of collision / Loss of separation | 9 | 7 | 9 | 135 | 141 | 131 |
| Declared emergency | 30 | 34 | 31 | 364 | 340 | 329 |
| Engine failure | 7 | 3 | 8 | 102 | 91 | 103 |
| Smoke / Fire | 10 | 11 | 8 | 91 | 99 | 92 |
| Collision | 2 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 18 |
| Other | 18 | 17 | 15 | 182 | 163 | 159 |
| Data extracted 15 January 2020 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 Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and similar aircraft types. 3 "Number of aircraft involved in accidents" are aircraft counts, all other data are accident counts. 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. |
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| Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada | ||||||
Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.