Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, August 2024

Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type

23

29

24

115

113

121

Aeroplane accidents

17

24

20

88

89

98

Commercial

7

8

6

32

35

35

Airliner (CAR 705)

0

1

1

5

6

4

Commuter (CAR 704)

0

0

0

1

2

2

Air taxi (CAR 703)

2

0

1

10

5

8

Aerial work (CAR 702)

4

3

2

7

5

7

Flight training units (CAR 406)

1

4

2

8

17

14

Other commercial

0

0

0

1

0

0

Private

10

16

13

55

53

63

Private operators (CAR 604)

0

0

0

0

1

1

Recreational

9

16

12

53

52

61

Other private

1

0

1

2

0

1

State

0

1

0

0

2

1

Other/Unknown

0

0

0

1

0

0

Helicopter accidents

6

4

3

23

22

19

Commercial

4

4

2

19

20

13

Private

2

0

1

3

2

6

State

0

0

0

1

0

0

Other/Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other aircraft accidents³

0

1

1

5

2

4

Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type^1,2

4

5

3

19

12

12

Aeroplane accidents

3

4

3

13

9

9

Commercial

1

2

1

5

3

2

Airliner (CAR 705)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Commuter (CAR 704)

0

0

0

1

0

0

Air taxi (CAR 703)

0

0

0

1

1

1

Aerial work (CAR 702)

1

1

1

2

1

1

Flight training units (CAR 406)

0

1

0

0

1

0

Other commercial

0

0

0

1

0

0

Private

2

2

2

7

6

7

Private operators (CAR 604)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Recreational

2

2

2

7

6

7

Other private

0

0

0

0

0

0

State

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other/Unknown

0

0

0

1

0

0

Helicopter accidents

1

1

0

5

3

2

Commercial

0

1

0

4

3

1

Private

1

0

0

1

0

1

State

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other/Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other aircraft accidents³

0

0

0

1

0

0

Accident fatalities²

6

8

4

35

23

21

Accident serious injuries²

2

2

3

17

11

18

Number of incidents by category^2,4

62

69

59

473

532

418

Risk of collision/Loss of separation

6

6

8

57

98

67

Declared emergency

24

31

24

218

208

166

Engine failure

11

7

5

48

58

50

Smoke/Fire

5

4

4

35

34

32

Collision

2

4

3

9

11

11

Other

14

17

15

106

123

94

Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft

1

4

3

10

16

15

Fatal accidents

0

0

0

1

4

3

Fatalities

0

0

0

1

4

4

Serious injuries

0

2

1

2

5

5

Data extracted 16 September 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. Excludes ultralight aircraft

3. Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), and other aircraft types.

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.