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![Figure 1. Occurrence site (Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP])](/sites/default/files/styles/two_by_one/public/2025-11/A24C0042-figure-01-BIL.jpg?itok=t052Zy0G "Figure 1. Occurrence site (Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP])")
Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation, October 2025
| October | Year to date (October) | ||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | |
Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, October 2025
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | |
Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, October 2025
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Investigation report: Amateur-built aircraft accident at Calgary/Springbank Airport, Alberta
Air transportation safety investigation A25P0149
The occurrence
On 24 September 2025, a privately registered, amateur-built Bushmaster Super 22 aircraft departed Lillooet Aerodrome, British Columbia, on a recreational flight to Chilliwack Airport, British Columbia, with only the pilot on board.
Air transportation safety investigation A25A0051
The occurrence
On 15 August 2025, an Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3, operated by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, was conducting aerial fire suppression operations near Fivefinger Lake, Nova Scotia.