Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in October 2023

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in October 2023
  October Year to date (October)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average 		 2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 7 19 12 143 130 155
Aeroplane accidents 4 18 11 114 107 128
Commercial 2 6 3 43 33 43
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 2 0 6 3 4
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 4 1 2
Air taxi (CAR 703) 0 1 1 5 6 12
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 5 10 9
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 3 1 22 13 17
Other commercial 1 0 0 1 0 0
Private 2 12 7 70 73 85
Private operators (CAR 604) 1 0 0 3 0 1
Recreational 1 11 7 65 72 82
Other private 0 1 0 2 1 2
State 0 0 0 2 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 1 0
Helicopter accidents 3 1 1 27 17 21
Commercial 3 1 1 24 12 14
Private 0 0 1 3 5 8
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 0 2 6 5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) 1 1 1 14 15 16
Aeroplane accidents 1 1 1 10 13 13
Commercial 1 0 0 3 4 4
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air taxi (CAR 703) 0 0 0 1 0 2
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 0 3 2
Flight training units (CAR 406) 1 0 0 2 1 0
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 0 1 1 7 9 10
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 0 1 1 7 9 10
Other private 0 0 0 0 0 0
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helicopter accidents 0 0 0 4 1 3
Commercial 0 0 0 4 1 2
Private 0 0 0 0 0 1
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 0 0 1 0
Accident fatalities (2) 3 1 2 28 22 28
Accident serious injuries (2) 0 3 2 11 26 23
Number of incidents by category (2,4) 54 52 49 639 541 517
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 5 9 7 115 103 83
Declared emergency 29 24 20 255 223 206
Engine failure 3 3 6 66 49 62
Smoke/Fire 4 4 5 41 39 45
Collision 2 1 1 16 11 13
Other 11 11 10 146 116 108
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 1 1 1 17 14 18
Fatal accidents 0 1 0 4 4 3
Fatalities 0 1 0 4 5 4
Serious injuries 0 0 0 5 2 4

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.