Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in December 2021
December | Year to date (December) | |||||
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2021 | 2020 | 2016-2020 average | 2021 | 2020 | 2016-2020 average | |
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type | 9 | 6 | 8 | 169 | 153 | 187 |
Aeroplane accidents | 9 | 6 | 7 | 136 | 133 | 156 |
Commercial | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 45 | 54 |
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 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
Aerial work (CAR 702) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Flight training units (CAR 406) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Other commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Private | 5 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 88 | 102 |
Private operators (CAR 604) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recreational | 5 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 83 | 96 |
Other private | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Helicopter accidents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 25 |
Commercial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 16 |
Private | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other aircraft accidents (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 20 |
Aeroplane accidents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 |
Commercial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Airliner (CAR 705) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commuter (CAR 704) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Air taxi (CAR 703) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Aerial work (CAR 702) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Flight training units (CAR 406) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Private | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
Private operators (CAR 604) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Recreational | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
Other private | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Helicopter accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Private | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other aircraft accidents (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Accident fatalities (2) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 34 |
Accident serious injuries (2) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 21 |
Number of incidents by category (2,4) | 60 | 23 | 65 | 468 | 385 | 718 |
Risk of collision/Loss of separation | 7 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 47 | 119 |
Declared emergency | 20 | 14 | 25 | 193 | 170 | 273 |
Engine failure | 7 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 44 | 82 |
Smoke/Fire | 9 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 72 |
Collision | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
Other | 17 | 5 | 16 | 89 | 95 | 154 |
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
Fatal accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Serious injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Data extracted 17 January 2022
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Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.