Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in October 2023

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in October 2023
  October Year to date (October)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of reportable accidents 8 20 13 165 147 176
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 7 19 13 153 138 166
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 1 1 0 7 5 6
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 5 4 5
Number of accidents by operator type (1) 8 20 13 165 147 176
Commercial 5 7 4 68 48 58
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 2 0 6 3 4
Commuter (CAR 704) 1 0 0 5 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 1 1 1 16 9 16
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 1 15 18 17
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 0 0 0 1 1 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 2 4 2 24 14 17
Other commercial 1 0 0 2 2 1
Private 3 13 9 96 97 117
Private operators (CAR 604) 1 0 0 3 0 1
Recreational 2 12 8 91 94 112
Other private 0 1 0 2 3 4
State 0 0 0 2 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 2 1
Number of accidents by aircraft type (1) 8 20 13 165 147 176
Aeroplane 4 18 11 118 111 132
Helicopter 3 1 1 28 17 22
Ultralight 1 1 1 17 14 18
Other (2) 0 0 0 2 6 5
Number of aircraft involved in accidents (1,3) 8 20 13 168 148 179
Aeroplanes 4 18 11 121 111 135
Helicopters 3 1 1 28 17 22
Ultralights 1 1 1 17 14 18
Other (2) 0 0 0 2 6 5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type (1) 1 2 1 18 20 20
Aeroplane 1 1 1 10 14 14
Helicopter 0 0 0 4 1 3
Ultralight 0 1 0 4 4 3
Other (2) 0 0 0 0 1 0
Reportable accident fatalities 3 2 2 32 28 33
Reportable accident serious injuries 0 3 2 17 29 29
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 5 4 5
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 0 1 1
Fatalities 0 0 0 0 1 1
Serious Injuries 0 0 0 1 1 1
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 0 0 0 2 7 6
Number of reportable incidents (4) 59 58 55 685 594 566
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 39 38 38 467 402 412
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 15 14 11 172 139 106
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 6 6 7 59 58 62
Number of reportable incidents by category (4) 59 58 55 685 594 566
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 5 9 7 117 105 87
Declared emergency 31 28 24 275 262 233
Engine failure 3 4 7 68 52 68
Smoke / Fire 5 4 6 48 42 51
Collision 2 1 1 17 11 15
Other 13 12 10 160 122 113

Data extracted 15 November 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.