Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in December 2023

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in December 2023
  December Year to date (December)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 5 7 7 158 146 169
Aeroplane accidents 3 7 7 126 120 140
Commercial 2 3 3 51 39 48
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 1 1 6 4 5
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 3 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 2 1 1 12 8 14
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 6 10 9
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 1 0 23 16 18
Other commercial 0 0 0 1 0 0
Private 1 4 4 73 80 92
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 3 0 1
Recreational 1 4 4 68 79 88
Other private 0 0 0 2 1 2
State 0 0 0 2 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 1 1 0
Helicopter accidents 2 0 0 30 20 24
Commercial 1 0 0 26 14 15
Private 1 0 0 4 6 8
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents3 0 0 0 2 6 5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type1,2 0 0 1 15 18 19
Aeroplane accidents 0 0 1 11 14 15
Commercial 0 0 0 4 5 4
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 1 1 2
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 1 3 2
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 0 0 2 1 0
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 0 0 1 7 9 11
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 0 1 7 9 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 0 4 3 3
Commercial 0 0 0 4 2 2
Private 0 0 0 0 1 2
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Accident fatalities2 0 0 1 29 27 32
Accident serious injuries2 2 3 1 15 30 25
Number of incidents by category2,4 65 69 59 770 666 626
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 6 12 7 135 122 99
Declared emergency 33 23 23 314 268 249
Engine failure 7 10 6 80 62 72
Smoke/Fire 4 7 7 48 48 56
Collision 1 4 2 18 18 16
Other 14 13 14 175 148 134
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 0 0 0 17 15 18
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 4 4 3
Fatalities 0 0 0 4 5 4
Serious injuries 0 0 0 5 3 4

Data extracted 15 January 2024

  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. Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and similar aircraft types.
  3. "Number of aircraft involved in accidents" are aircraft counts, all other data are accident counts.
  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.