Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in July 2019

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, July 2019
  July Year to date (July)
2019 2018 2014-2018 average 2019 2018 2014-2018 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 46 26 31 124 110 123
Aeroplane accidents 39 22 26 102 93 103
Commercial 17 8 7 44 31 33
Airliner (CAR 705) 1 1 1 4 4 3
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 3 0 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 4 4 2 12 11 9
Aerial work (CAR 702) 5 3 3 8 5 6
Flight training units (CAR 406) 7 0 2 17 10 13
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 1 0
Private 21 14 18 56 63 69
Private operators (CAR 604) 7 0 0 8 3 1
Recreational 13 14 17 47 60 65
Other private 1 0 1 1 0 2
State 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other/Unknown 1 0 0 2 0 1
Helicopter accidents 6 4 4 19 14 17
Commercial 2 3 4 10 9 13
Private 4 1 1 9 5 4
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 2 0 1 4 3 4
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) 5 7 3 12 11 9
Aeroplane accidents 5 6 3 11 9 9
Commercial 2 1 1 3 1 2
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 0 0 2 0 1
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 1 0 0 1 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 0 0 1 0 1
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 3 5 2 8 8 7
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 3 5 2 8 8 6
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 0 1 2 1
Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 0 1 0 1 2 0
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 1 0 0 1 0 0
Accident fatalities (2) 9 10 4 22 21 15
Accident serious injuries (2) 5 4 5 10 13 12
Number of incidents by category (2,4) 64 81 80 476 446 426
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 10 15 14 69 79 68
Declared emergency 23 22 27 179 174 167
Engine failure 4 17 13 57 51 54
Smoke/Fire 5 8 8 48 44 46
Collision 5 1 3 21 7 8
Other 17 18 16 102 91 83
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 3 7 4 10 12 12
Fatal accidents 1 2 1 2 2 1
Fatalities 2 2 1 4 2 1
Serious injuries 1 1 1 4 2 3

Data extracted 15 August 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.