Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in April 2023

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in April 2023
  April Year to date (April)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of reportable accidents 16 13 10 36 28 35
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 14 13 10 34 27 33
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 2 0 0 2 1 2
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of accidents by operator type1 16 13 10 36 28 35
Commercial 6 4 3 17 10 12
Airliner (CAR 705) 2 0 0 3 0 1
Commuter (CAR 704) 1 0 0 2 0 0
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 2 1 2 4 4
Aerial work (CAR 702) 1 1 1 2 3 3
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 1 0 0 1 0 0
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 1 1 8 3 4
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 8 9 7 17 18 22
Private operators (CAR 604) 1 0 0 1 0 1
Recreational 7 9 7 16 18 21
Other private 0 0 0 0 0 0
State 1 0 0 1 0 0
Other/Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0
Number of accidents by aircraft type1 16 13 10 36 28 35
Aeroplane 12 11 9 28 22 27
Helicopter 3 2 1 5 6 6
Ultralight 1 0 0 3 0 2
Other2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of aircraft involved in accidents1,3 17 13 11 37 28 35
Aeroplanes 13 11 9 29 22 28
Helicopters 3 2 1 5 6 6
Ultralights 1 0 0 3 0 2
Other2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type1 0 4 1 2 5 4
Aeroplane 0 3 1 1 4 2
Helicopter 0 1 0 0 1 1
Ultralight 0 0 0 1 0 0
Other1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reportable accident fatalities 0 8 2 3 9 7
Reportable accident serious injuries 3 1 0 4 5 5
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serious Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 0 0 0 1 2 2
Number of reportable incidents4 54 60 48 262 204 218
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 36 44 37 167 139 156
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 16 13 8 78 44 43
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 3 3 4 21 22 24
Number of reportable incidents by category4 54 60 48 262 204 218
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 9 13 7 52 41 35
Declared emergency 19 29 22 105 95 93
Engine failure 6 6 7 28 19 25
Smoke / Fire 5 2 5 20 14 20
Collision 1 0 0 4 1 4
Other 14 10 8 53 34 41

Data extracted 15 May 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.