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

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, December 2019
  December Year to date (December)
2019 2018 2014-2018 average 2019 2018 2014-2018 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 7 6 8 197 173 204
Aeroplane accidents 6 5 7 165 143 168
Commercial 1 2 3 65 46 53
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 1 1 7 8 6
Commuter (CAR 704) 1 0 0 4 1 3
Air taxi (CAR 703) 0 1 1 21 18 17
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 10 6 9
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 0 1 23 12 19
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 1 0
Private 5 2 4 98 96 114
Private operators (CAR 604) 1 0 0 3 5 2
Recreational 4 2 4 92 90 109
Other private 0 0 0 3 2 3
State 0 1 0 1 2 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 1 0 1
Helicopter accidents 1 1 1 28 26 29
Commercial 0 1 1 17 17 21
Private 1 0 0 11 9 8
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents 3 0 0 0 5 4 7
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type 1, 2 2 0 1 26 21 20
Aeroplane accidents 2 0 1 23 17 17
Commercial 0 0 0 7 4 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 6 2 2
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 0 2 2
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 2 0 1 16 13 13
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 1 0
Recreational 2 0 1 16 13 12
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 3 4 3
Commercial 0 0 0 1 1 2
Private 0 0 0 2 3 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 0 2 52 36 32
Accident serious injuries 2 0 0 2 25 21 24
Number of incidents by category 2, 4 70 68 66 826 769 747
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 9 6 9 126 134 121
Declared emergency 28 30 26 316 298 289
Engine failure 7 3 8 95 79 93
Smoke/Fire 9 11 8 83 85 82
Collision 0 4 1 27 21 16
Other 17 14 14 179 152 146
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 0 0 0 20 18 22
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 2 2 2
Fatalities 0 0 0 4 2 2
Serious injuries 0 0 0 4 3 4

Data extracted 15 January 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.