Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, September 2019

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, September 2019
  September Year to date (September)
2019 2018 2014-2018 average 2019 2018 2014-2018 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 18 20 24 176 150 172
Aeroplane accidents 16 17 20 147 127 143
Commercial 6 5 5 58 42 44
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 2 1 6 7 5
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 3 0 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 2 2 18 16 13
Aerial work (CAR 702) 1 0 0 9 6 8
Flight training units (CAR 406) 4 1 1 22 12 16
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 1 0
Private 10 11 14 86 85 97
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 1 0 2 4 2
Recreational 10 9 14 81 79 93
Other private 0 1 0 3 2 3
State 0 1 0 1 1 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 2 0 1
Helicopter accidents 2 3 4 25 20 23
Commercial 2 2 3 15 13 17
Private 0 1 1 10 7 6
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 1 5 3 6
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) 3 2 3 21 17 15
Aeroplane accidents 3 1 2 19 14 13
Commercial 1 0 0 6 4 3
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air taxi (CAR 703) 0 0 0 4 2 1
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 0 2 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 0 0 2 0 1
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 2 1 2 13 10 10
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 2 1 2 13 10 9
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 1 1 2 3 2
Commercial 0 1 1 0 1 1
Private 0 0 0 2 2 1
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) 4 2 4 40 31 24
Accident serious injuries (2) 0 3 4 20 20 19
Number of incidents by category (2,4) 61 62 58 631 589 555
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 12 13 11 98 110 94
Declared emergency 25 20 21 245 220 212
Engine failure 7 8 9 72 67 71
Smoke/Fire 7 8 7 59 62 59
Collision 3 4 2 25 14 12
Other 7 9 8 132 116 106
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 6 2 4 19 16 20
Fatal accidents 0 0 1 2 2 2
Fatalities 0 0 1 4 2 2
Serious injuries 0 0 0 4 2 4

Data extracted 16 October 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.