Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, February 2026

	February			Year to date (February)
	2026	2025	2021-2025 average	2026	2025	2021-2025 average
Number of reportable accidents	7	8	8	11	18	15
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	7	7	7	11	17	14
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	0	0	0	0	0	1
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft	0	1	0	0	1	1
Number of accidents by operator type¹	7	8	8	11	18	15
Commercial	3	7	3	5	13	7
Airliner (CAR 705)	0	1	0	1	1	0
Commuter (CAR 704)	0	0	0	0	1	1
Air taxi (CAR 703)	1	1	1	2	2	2
Aerial work (CAR 702)	1	0	0	1	1	1
Foreign air operator (CAR 701)	0	1	0	0	1	0
Flight training units (CAR 406)	1	4	2	1	7	3
Other commercial	0	0	0	0	0	0
Private	4	1	5	6	5	8
Private operators (CAR 604)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Recreational	4	1	5	6	5	8
Other private	0	0	0	0	0	0
State	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of accidents by aircraft type¹	7	8	8	11	18	15
Aeroplane	3	8	7	6	14	11
Helicopter	3	0	1	4	2	3
Ultralight	1	0	0	1	2	1
Other²	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of aircraft involved in accidents^1,3	7	8	8	11	18	15
Aeroplanes	3	8	7	6	14	11
Helicopters	3	0	1	4	2	3
Ultralights	1	0	0	1	2	1
Other²	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type¹	0	0	1	0	0	2
Aeroplane	0	0	1	0	0	1
Helicopter	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ultralight	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other²	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reportable accident fatalities	0	0	1	0	0	4
Reportable accident serious injuries	1	2	1	3	4	3
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft	0	1	0	0	1	1
Fatal accidents	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serious Injuries	0	2	0	0	2	0
Occurrences with a dangerous good release	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of reportable incidents⁴	73	66	55	146	146	113
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	53	40	37	111	95	77
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	15	18	12	28	39	27
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft	6	9	7	11	13	11
Number of reportable incidents by category⁴	73	66	55	146	146	113
Risk of collision / Loss of separation	11	2	8	19	9	16
Declared emergency	34	33	26	65	66	54
Engine failure	3	5	5	10	10	11
Smoke / Fire	3	2	3	6	9	7
Collision	1	1	1	2	3	2
Other	21	23	12	44	49	23
Data extracted 16 March 2026 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. Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), and other aircraft types. "Number of aircraft involved in accidents" are aircraft counts, all other data are accident counts. 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.

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