Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, May 2025

 

May

Year to date (May)

2025

2024

2020-2024 average

2025

2024

2020-2024 average

Number of reportable accidents202016525551
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft201915514947
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft001022
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft011141
Number of accidents by operator type (1)202016525551
Commercial876262319
Airliner (CAR 705)000132
Commuter (CAR 704)000111
Air taxi (CAR 703)311686
Aerial work (CAR 702)332454
Foreign air operator (CAR 701)000110
Flight training units (CAR 406)2221346
Other commercial011011
Private121310263231
Private operators (CAR 604)000001
Recreational111310253030
Other private100121
State000000
Other/Unknown000000
Number of accidents by aircraft type (1)202016525551
Aeroplane141111413637
Helicopter3435119
Ultralight222544
Other (2)131141
Number of aircraft involved in accidents (1,3)202016525551
Aeroplanes141111413637
Helicopters3435119
Ultralights222544
Other (2)131141
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type (1)222396
Aeroplane111243
Helicopter100142
Ultralight001001
Other (2)010010
Reportable accident fatalities23242211
Reportable accident serious injuries6221077
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft011141
Fatal accidents000010
Fatalities000010
Serious Injuries000200
Occurrences with a dangerous good release100101
Number of reportable incidents (4)707456367311259
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft494941250211182
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft161611936656
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft7114314025
Number of reportable incidents by category (4)707456367311259
Risk of collision / Loss of separation9119343742
Declared emergency263323152148113
Engine failure477292829
Smoke / Fire654252119
Collision5111364
Other2017121147153

Data extracted 17 June 2025

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, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), and other 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.