Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in October 2022

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, October 2022
  October Year to date (October)
2022 2021 2017-2021 average  2022 2021 2017-2021 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 17 13 12 128 154 166
Aeroplane accidents 16 10 9 105 121 137
Commercial 6 3 3 33 38 49
Airliner (CAR 705) 2 0 0 3 2 5
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 1 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 2 1 6 8 13
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 1 0 10 9 9
Flight training units (CAR 406) 3 0 1 13 18 19
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 10 7 6 71 83 88
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 1
Recreational 10 7 6 71 81 85
Other private 0 0 0 0 2 3
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 1 0 0
Helicopter accidents 1 3 2 17 28 23
Commercial 1 2 1 12 19 15
Private 0 1 1 5 9 8
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 1 6 6 6
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) 1 3 1 15 17 17
Aeroplane accidents 1 2 1 13 12 14
Commercial 0 1 1 4 2 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 0 0 2
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 1 0 3 2 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 1 1 0 9 10 10
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 1 1 0 9 10 9
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 1 0 1 5 3
Commercial 0 1 0 1 4 2
Private 0 0 0 0 1 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) 1 3 2 22 24 28
Accident serious injuries (2) 3 6 2 26 31 22
Number of incidents by category (2,4) 50 61 53 535 352 552
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 9 10 7 102 44 89
Declared emergency 23 20 21 221 145 214
Engine failure 3 12 7 49 66 68
Smoke/Fire 4 6 6 39 29 51
Collision 1 0 1 11 5 15
Other 10 13 11 113 63 114
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 1 0 1 14 20 19
Fatal accidents 1 0 0 4 3 2
Fatalities 1 0 0 5 3 3
Serious injuries 0 0 0 2 8 5

Data extracted 15 November 2022

  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.