Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation in July 2021

Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation, July 2021
  July Year to date (July)
2021 2020 2016-2020
average 		2021 2020 2016-2020
average
Number of accidents by operation type 25 28 33 98 87 110
Aeroplane accidents 20 25 29 77 77 96
Training 2 2 2 10 9 15
Pleasure/Travel 9 13 15 48 41 52
Business 1 0 0 2 3 3
Forest fire management 2 0 0 2 1 1
Test/Demonstration/Ferry 1 0 0 2 1 1
Aerial application 0 6 4 1 7 5
Inspection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air transport 5 1 4 7 10 14
Air ambulance 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sightseeing 0 0 0 1 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 3 2 4 4 5
Helicopter accidents 5 3 4 21 10 14
Training 0 0 0 1 0 1
Pleasure/Travel 0 2 1 5 4 4
Business 0 0 0 1 0 0
Forest fire management 1 0 0 3 1 1
Test/Demonstration/Ferry 1 0 0 2 0 0
Aerial application 1 1 1 1 1 1
Inspection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air transport 2 0 1 4 1 2
Air ambulance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sightseeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 4 3 4
Number of fatal accidents by operation type 1 3 5 8 6 10
Training 0 1 0 0 1 1
Pleasure/Travel 1 2 3 5 5 7
Business 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forest fire management 0 0 0 1 0 0
Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aerial application 0 0 1 0 0 1
Inspection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air transport 0 0 1 0 0 1
Air ambulance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sightseeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 2 0 1
Fatalities 1 5 9 13 9 19
Serious injuries 7 7 6 17 9 11

Data extracted 16 August 2021

  • Reportable accidents and incidents are reported in accordance with the TSB's regulations for mandatory reporting of occurrences.
  • Breakdowns may not add up to totals. For example, in the total "Number of accidents by operation type", when an occurrence involves an airplane and a helicopter, the occurrence is counted in each category, but only once in the total.
  • Canadian-registered aircraft, excluding ultralights, balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, dirigibles, hang gliders and similar aircraft types
  • New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.