Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft by type of operation, August 2024

 

August

Year to date (August)

2024

2023

2019-2023
average

2024

2023

2019-2023
average

Number of accidents by operation type

23

28

23

110

111

117

Aeroplane accidents

17

24

20

88

89

98

Training

1

4

3

10

23

17

Pleasure/Travel

7

15

11

48

43

52

Business

1

1

1

1

2

2

Forest fire management

2

1

1

2

2

2

Test/Demonstration/Ferry

1

0

1

2

1

2

Aerial application

2

1

1

5

1

4

Inspection

0

0

0

0

0

0

Air transport

3

1

2

15

12

13

Air ambulance

0

0

0

0

2

1

Sightseeing

0

0

0

1

0

1

Other/Unknown

0

2

1

4

4

4

Helicopter accidents

6

4

3

23

22

19

Training

0

0

0

3

1

1

Pleasure/Travel

2

0

1

3

2

4

Business

0

0

0

0

0

1

Forest fire management

0

0

0

3

3

2

Test/Demonstration/Ferry

0

0

0

0

0

1

Aerial application

0

1

1

1

1

2

Inspection

0

0

0

0

0

0

Air transport

3

1

1

7

11

5

Air ambulance

0

0

0

1

0

0

Sightseeing

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other/Unknown

1

2

1

5

4

4

Number of fatal accidents by operation type

4

5

3

18

12

12

Training

0

1

0

0

2

1

Pleasure/Travel

2

2

1

7

5

6

Business

0

0

0

0

0

0

Forest fire management

0

0

0

1

0

0

Test/Demonstration/Ferry

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aerial application

1

0

0

2

0

0

Inspection

0

0

0

0

0

0

Air transport

1

0

0

3

2

1

Air ambulance

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sightseeing

0

0

0

1

0

0

Other/Unknown

0

2

1

4

3

2

Fatalities

6

8

4

34

23

21

Serious injuries

2

2

3

17

11

17

Data extracted 16 September 2024

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

New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.