Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in September 2023

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in September 2023
  September Year to date (September)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of reportable accidents 25 17 21 155 127 163
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 24 16 20 144 119 153
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 0 0 1 6 4 6
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 1 1 1 5 4 5
Number of accidents by operator type (1) 25 17 21 155 127 163
Commercial 11 7 7 62 41 54
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 6 1 4
Commuter (CAR 704) 1 0 0 4 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 2 0 1 15 8 15
Aerial work (CAR 702) 2 6 2 14 18 17
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 0 0 0 1 1 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 5 1 3 22 10 15
Other commercial 1 0 0 1 2 1
Private 14 10 14 92 84 108
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 2 0 1
Recreational 12 9 13 88 82 104
Other private 2 1 1 2 2 4
State 0 0 0 2 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 2 1
Number of accidents by aircraft type (1) 25 17 21 155 127 163
Aeroplane 22 11 16 112 93 122
Helicopter 3 3 2 25 16 20
Ultralight 0 1 2 16 13 17
Other (2) 0 2 1 2 6 5
Number of aircraft involved in accidents (1,3) 25 17 21 158 128 166
Aeroplanes 22 11 16 115 93 124
Helicopters 3 3 2 25 16 20
Ultralights 0 1 2 16 13 17
Other (2) 0 2 1 2 6 5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type (1) 1 5 3 17 18 19
Aeroplane 0 4 2 9 13 13
Helicopter 1 0 1 4 1 3
Ultralight 0 1 0 4 3 3
Other (2) 0 0 0 0 1 0
Reportable accident fatalities 2 7 4 29 26 31
Reportable accident serious injuries 0 3 2 17 26 27
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 1 1 1 5 4 5
Fatal accidents 0 1 0 0 1 1
Fatalities 0 1 0 0 1 1
Serious Injuries 0 0 0 1 1 1
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 1 2 1 2 7 5
Number of reportable incidents (4) 55 53 55 621 536 511
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 40 31 41 424 364 373
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 11 17 10 157 125 95
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 7 6 5 51 52 54
Number of reportable incidents by category (4) 55 53 55 621 536 511
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 10 12 10 109 96 79
Declared emergency 19 21 24 243 234 210
Engine failure 6 8 7 63 48 61
Smoke / Fire 3 1 5 43 38 45
Collision 2 0 2 15 10 14
Other 15 11 8 148 110 102

Data extracted 16 October 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.