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Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in December 2023

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in December 2023
  December Year to date (December)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of reportable accidents 5 8 7 181 166 191
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 5 5 6 168 153 179
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 0 2 1 7 7 7
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 1 0 6 6 6
Number of accidents by operator type1 5 8 7 181 166 191
Commercial 3 3 3 78 56 65
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 1 1 6 4 5
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 4 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 2 1 1 24 12 18
Aerial work (CAR 702) 1 0 0 17 19 18
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 0 0 0 1 1 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 1 0 25 17 19
Other commercial 0 0 0 2 2 1
Private 2 5 4 100 108 125
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 3 0 1
Recreational 2 5 4 95 104 120
Other private 0 0 0 2 4 5
State 0 0 0 2 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 2 2 1
Number of accidents by aircraft type1 5 8 7 181 166 191
Aeroplane 3 8 7 130 126 145
Helicopter 2 0 0 32 20 24
Ultralight 0 0 0 17 15 18
Other2 0 0 0 2 6 5
Number of aircraft involved in accidents1,3 5 8 7 185 167 195
Aeroplanes 3 8 7 134 126 148
Helicopters 2 0 0 32 20 24
Ultralights 0 0 0 17 15 18
Other2 0 0 0 2 6 5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type1 0 1 1 19 24 23
Aeroplane 0 1 1 11 16 16
Helicopter 0 0 0 4 3 3
Ultralight 0 0 0 4 4 3
Other2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Reportable accident fatalities 0 1 2 33 34 38
Reportable accident serious injuries 2 4 2 22 35 31
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 1 0 6 6 6
Fatal accidents 0 1 0 0 2 1
Fatalities 0 1 0 0 2 3
Serious Injuries 0 1 0 2 2 1
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 0 0 0 2 7 6
Number of reportable incidents4 71 72 64 833 727 685
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 53 48 45 564 493 495
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 12 21 14 206 173 131
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 6 5 6 77 70 74
Number of reportable incidents by category4 71 72 64 833 727 685
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 6 12 7 137 124 103
Declared emergency 38 23 25 346 311 282
Engine failure 7 10 6 82 65 78
Smoke / Fire 5 8 8 56 53 62
Collision 1 4 2 19 18 18
Other 14 15 15 193 156 141

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.