Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in May 2020

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences
  May Year to date (May)
2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Number of reportable accidents 15 22 25 46 52 70
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 14 18 23 45 47 63
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 1 1 1 1 2 4
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 3 1 0 3 3
Number of accidents by operator type (1) 15 22 25 46 52 70
Commercial 5 8 8 18 23 27
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 2 1 3 3 2
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 2 1 2 2 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 2 0 3 7 6 8
Aerial work (CAR 702) 2 3 3 3 6 5
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 1 2 3 6 10
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 9 14 17 27 29 41
Private operators (CAR 604) 1 1 0 4 1 1
Recreational 8 12 16 22 27 38
Other private 0 1 1 1 1 3
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 1
Number of accidents by aircraft type (1) 15 22 25 46 52 70
Aeroplane 9 14 20 33 36 55
Helicopter 2 3 3 7 8 8
Ultralight 4 4 2 6 6 5
Other (2) 0 1 1 0 2 2
Number of aircraft involved in accidents (1,3) 15 22 25 47 52 72
Aeroplanes 9 14 20 34 36 57
Helicopters 2 3 3 7 8 8
Ultralights 4 4 2 6 6 5
Other (2) 0 1 1 0 2 2
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type (1) 2 5 3 4 9 6
Aeroplane 0 4 2 2 6 5
Helicopter 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ultralight 2 1 0 2 2 1
Other (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reportable accident fatalities 2 10 4 5 17 12
Reportable accident serious injuries 0 3 2 5 4 6
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 3 1 0 3 3
Fatal accidents 0 2 1 0 2 1
Fatalities 0 3 1 0 3 2
Serious Injuries 0 1 0 0 1 0
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 0 0 0 0 1 1
Number of reportable incidents (4) 18 76 67 232 375 342
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 14 53 50 160 265 253
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 2 17 10 48 82 55
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 2 10 9 31 42 43
Number of reportable incidents by category (4) 18 76 67 232 375 342
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 1 12 9 34 52 52
Declared emergency 9 29 26 98 146 138
Engine failure 2 11 10 22 50 41
Smoke / Fire 2 8 7 17 42 38
Collision 0 5 2 3 14 8
Other 4 11 12 58 71 65

Data extracted 15 June 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. 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.