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AVIATION STATISTICS - 2008-08

Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - August 2008

			August			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1			43	41	40	188	212	202
	Aeroplanes Involved2		33	30	30	143	175	166
		Airliners	0	0	0	4	4	4
		Commuters	0	0	0	2	4	3
		Air Taxis	6	2	3	29	33	27
		Aerial Work	1	3	2	11	11	12
		State	1	0	0	2	1	2
		Corporate	0	0	0	4	6	4
		Private/Other3	25	25	24	91	116	115
	Helicopters Involved		7	8	8	37	35	34
	Other Aircraft Involved4		3	3	2	9	4	5

Fatal Accidents			6	6	5	19	24	21
	Aeroplanes Involved		4	3	4	12	18	17
		Airliners	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Air Taxis	2	0	0	2	4	3
		Aerial Work	0	0	0	0	1	1
		State	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate	0	0	0	2	1	0
		Private/Other3	2	3	4	8	11	12
	Helicopters Involved		2	1	1	7	4	4
	Other Aircraft Involved		0	2	1	0	2	1

Fatalities			13	9	10	36	34	34
Serious Injuries			3	15	9	29	45	31

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents			7	2	4	17	17	24
	Fatal Accidents		3	0	1	7	3	3
	Fatalities		4	0	1	8	4	5
	Serious Injuries		1	1	2	2	5	7

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada			4	1	3	12	8	14
	Fatal Accidents		0	0	1	0	0	2
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0	0	3
	Serious Injuries		5	0	2	5	2	4

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents			73	81	74	621	611	591
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		16	24	20	122	117	124
	Declared Emergency		22	20	21	215	201	183
	Engine Failure		10	17	13	86	104	103
	Smoke/Fire		9	6	7	75	83	74
	Collision		2	2	1	6	7	11
	Other		14	12	11	117	99	96

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.
2	As some accidents may involve multiple aircraft, the number of aircraft involved may differ from the total number of accidents.
3	Other: contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.).
4	Includes gliders, balloons and gyrocopters.
	Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

Table 2
Canadian-Registered Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft Involved in Accidents - August 2008
By Type of Operation


		August			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1		43	41	40	188	212	202
Aeroplanes Involved		33	30	30	143	175	166
	Training	4	4	3	23	24	20
	Pleasure/Travel	13	18	19	59	81	87
	Business	3	1	1	5	9	6
	Forest Fire Management	1	0	0	2	0	2
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	1	1	2	6	4
	Aerial Application	3	4	2	9	8	8
	Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Transport	5	2	3	33	36	29
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	2	2	1
	Other/Unknown	4	0	1	8	9	9
Helicopters Involved		7	8	8	37	35	34
	Training	1	0	0	5	2	3
	Pleasure/Travel	1	0	0	6	2	3
	Business	0	0	0	0	2	1
	Forest Fire Management	0	0	1	0	0	3
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Aerial Application	0	1	0	1	2	1
	Inspection	0	1	0	0	1	1
	Air Transport	5	3	3	21	13	13
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Other/Unknown	0	3	2	3	10	9

Fatal Accidents		6	6	5	19	24	21
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved		6	4	5	19	22	20
	Training	0	1	1	0	1	2
	Pleasure/Travel	0	1	3	6	6	9
	Business	1	0	0	2	1	0
	Forest Fire Management	1	0	0	1	0	1
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	1	0	1	4	1
	Aerial Application	1	0	0	1	1	0
	Inspection	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Air Transport	3	0	1	5	5	4
	Air Ambulance	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Other/Unknown	0	0	0	3	2	2

Fatalities		13	9	10	36	34	34
Serious Injuries		3	15	9	29	45	31

1	Ultralight aircraft excluded.

	Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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Table 3
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Involved in Incidents - August 2008
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event


		August			Year To Date
		2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
				Average			Average

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		22	37	28	165	171	171

	Air Proximity	10	7	8	53	59	54
	Air Traffic Services Event	12	23	16	93	90	92
	Altitude Related	0	1	1	4	4	5
	Runway Incursion	0	4	1	3	11	8
	Other	0	2	2	12	7	11

Declared Emergency		15	16	15	155	114	127

	Landing Gear Failure	2	0	4	35	23	24
	Hydraulic Failure	1	1	1	13	18	18
	Electrical Failure	0	0	0	4	6	5
	Other Component Failure	8	7	6	73	50	44
	Other	4	8	4	30	17	36

Engine Failure		10	12	10	66	76	80

	Power Loss	4	6	5	27	40	37
	Component Failure	4	4	3	33	30	38
	Other	2	2	2	6	6	5

Smoke/Fire		7	5	6	62	71	61

	Fire/Explosion	5	3	4	44	51	44
	Component Failure	1	2	1	14	17	16
	Other	1	0	0	4	3	1

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		2	1	3	22	28	27

	Component Failure	1	0	1	10	9	12
	Weather Related	0	0	1	2	11	9
	Other	1	1	1	10	8	6

	Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2008.
	All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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