Monthly Aviation Occurrence Statistics

May 2012

Table 3 Accidents Involving Canadian-Registered Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft By Type of Operation
	May			January to May
	2012	2011	2007-2011 Average	2012	2011	2007-2011 Average
Data extracted June 15, 2012. Reportable accidents and incidents are reported in accordance with the TSB's regulations for mandatory reporting of occurrences. Breakdowns may not add up to totals. For example, in the total "Number of accidents by operation type", when an occurrence involves an airplane and a helicopter, the occurrence is counted in each category, but only once in the total. Canadian-registered aircraft, excluding ultralights, balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, dirigibles, hang gliders and similar aircraft types.
Number of accidents by operation type	27	19	22	68	72	76
Aeroplane accidents	25	13	19	58	59	65
Training	2	2	3	8	11	14
Pleasure/Travel	15	9	10	33	33	28
Business	1	1	1	2	3	3
Forest fire management	0	0	0	0	1	1
Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	1
Aerial application	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inspection	1	0	0	1	0	0
Air transport	5	1	4	9	8	14
Air ambulance	0	0	0	1	1	1
Sightseeing	0	0	0	1	0	0
Other/Unknown	2	0	1	4	2	2
Helicopter accidents	2	6	3	10	13	11
Training	0	0	0	0	0	2
Pleasure/Travel	0	1	0	0	2	2
Business	0	0	0	1	0	0
Forest fire management	0	2	0	0	2	0
Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aerial application	1	0	0	1	1	0
Inspection	0	1	0	0	1	0
Air transport	0	2	1	1	5	3
Air ambulance	1	0	0	1	0	0
Sightseeing	0	0	0	1	0	0
Other/Unknown	0	0	1	5	2	3
Number of fatal accidents by operation type	6	2	3	10	7	7
Training	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pleasure/Travel	4	1	1	4	4	3
Business	1	0	0	1	0	1
Forest fire management	0	1	0	0	1	0
Test/Demonstration/Ferry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aerial application	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inspection	0	0	0	0	0	0
Air transport	1	0	1	2	1	1
Air ambulance	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sightseeing	0	0	0	1	0	0
Other/Unknown	1	0	1	3	1	1
Fatalities	13	3	7	20	9	16
Serious injuries	2	3	2	5	13	12