Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in October 2020
October | Year to date (October) | |||||
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2020 | 2019 | 2015-2019 average |
2020 | 2019 | 2015-2019 average |
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Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type | 11 | 9 | 13 | 138 | 191 | 186 |
Aeroplane accidents | 9 | 9 | 11 | 118 | 161 | 155 |
Commercial | 3 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 65 | 51 |
Airliner (CAR 705) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Commuter (CAR 704) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Air taxi (CAR 703) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 |
Aerial work (CAR 702) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Flight training units (CAR 406) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 17 |
Other commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Private | 6 | 5 | 7 | 81 | 95 | 104 |
Private operators (CAR 604) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Recreational | 5 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 89 | 98 |
Other private | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Helicopter accidents | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 25 |
Commercial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 |
Private | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other aircraft accidents (3) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 |
Aeroplane accidents | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 |
Commercial | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Airliner (CAR 705) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commuter (CAR 704) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Air taxi (CAR 703) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Aerial work (CAR 702) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Flight training units (CAR 406) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Other commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Private | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Private operators (CAR 604) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recreational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Private | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other aircraft accidents (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Accident fatalities (2) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 35 |
Accident serious injuries (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 21 |
Number of incidents by category (2,4) | 15 | 57 | 62 | 348 | 695 | 650 |
Risk of collision/Loss of separation | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 106 | 110 |
Declared emergency | 9 | 20 | 24 | 148 | 266 | 247 |
Engine failure | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 79 | 80 |
Smoke/Fire | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 69 | 68 |
Collision | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 16 |
Other | 3 | 14 | 12 | 87 | 149 | 129 |
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Fatal accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Serious injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Data extracted 17 November 2020
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Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.