Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in December 2021
December | Year to date (December) | |||||
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2021 | 2020 | 2016-2020 average | 2021 | 2020 | 2016-2020 average | |
Number of reportable accidents | 9 | 6 | 8 | 190 | 170 | 214 |
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 8 | 6 | 7 | 183 | 165 | 198 |
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Number of accidents by operator type (1) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 190 | 170 | 214 |
Commercial | 4 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 54 | 73 |
Airliner (CAR 705) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Commuter (CAR 704) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Air taxi (CAR 703) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 23 |
Aerial work (CAR 702) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 17 |
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Flight training units (CAR 406) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Other commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Private | 5 | 3 | 4 | 127 | 114 | 139 |
Private operators (CAR 604) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recreational | 5 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 109 | 130 |
Other private | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number of accidents by aircraft type (1) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 190 | 170 | 214 |
Aeroplane | 9 | 6 | 7 | 137 | 133 | 163 |
Helicopter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 25 |
Ultralight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
Other (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Number of aircraft involved in accidents (1,3) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 194 | 172 | 218 |
Aeroplanes | 9 | 6 | 7 | 140 | 135 | 167 |
Helicopters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 25 |
Ultralights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
Other (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type (1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 24 |
Aeroplane | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 18 |
Helicopter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Ultralight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Other (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Reportable accident fatalities | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 41 |
Reportable accident serious injuries | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 26 |
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Fatal accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Serious Injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Occurrences with a dangerous good release | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
Number of reportable incidents (4) | 63 | 26 | 71 | 495 | 421 | 794 |
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 43 | 21 | 51 | 397 | 319 | 577 |
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft | 17 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 66 | 141 |
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 99 |
Number of reportable incidents by category (4) | 63 | 26 | 71 | 495 | 421 | 794 |
Risk of collision / Loss of separation | 7 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 48 | 128 |
Declared emergency | 23 | 15 | 28 | 206 | 190 | 311 |
Engine failure | 7 | 3 | 7 | 83 | 50 | 90 |
Smoke / Fire | 9 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 80 |
Collision | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Other | 17 | 6 | 17 | 94 | 100 | 163 |
Data extracted 17 January 2022
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Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.