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Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in August 2023

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in August 2023
  August Year to date (August)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of reportable accidents 32 18 25 129 110 142
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 32 18 25 120 103 133
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 0 0 0 5 4 6
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 4 3 4
Number of accidents by operator type1 32 18 25 129 110 142
Commercial 10 6 8 51 34 47
Airliner (CAR 705) 1 0 1 6 1 4
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 3 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 1 2 13 8 13
Aerial work (CAR 702) 4 4 3 12 12 15
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 0 0 0 1 1 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 4 0 2 17 9 13
Other commercial 0 1 0 0 2 1
Private 22 12 17 77 74 94
Private operators (CAR 604) 1 0 0 2 0 1
Recreational 21 12 16 75 73 90
Other private 0 0 1 0 1 3
State 1 0 0 2 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 2 1
Number of accidents by aircraft type1 32 18 25 129 110 142
Aeroplane 23 11 18 89 82 106
Helicopter 4 2 3 22 13 18
Ultralight 4 3 3 16 12 14
Other2 1 2 1 2 4 4
Number of aircraft involved in accidents1,3 33 18 26 132 111 145
Aeroplanes 24 11 19 92 82 108
Helicopters 4 2 3 22 13 18
Ultralights 4 3 3 16 12 14
Other2 1 2 1 2 4 4
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type1 5 3 3 16 13 16
Aeroplane 4 3 3 9 9 11
Helicopter 1 0 0 3 1 2
Ultralight 0 0 0 4 2 3
Other2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Reportable accident fatalities 8 4 4 27 19 26
Reportable accident serious injuries 4 3 5 17 23 25
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 4 3 4
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0 1
Serious Injuries 0 0 0 1 1 1
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 0 0 1 1 5 5
Number of reportable incidents4 73 72 65 562 483 456
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 56 57 50 382 333 332
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 10 11 12 144 108 85
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 7 5 6 44 46 49
Number of reportable incidents by category4 73 72 65 562 483 456
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 7 13 11 99 84 69
Declared emergency 31 27 25 221 213 186
Engine failure 4 4 6 56 40 54
Smoke / Fire 7 8 6 40 37 40
Collision 4 4 2 13 10 12
Other 20 16 15 133 99 95

Data extracted 15 September 2023

  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.