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Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft in December 2021

Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, December 2021
  December Year to date (December)
2021 2020 2016-2020 average  2021 2020 2016-2020 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type 9 6 8 169 153 187
Aeroplane accidents 9 6 7 136 133 156
Commercial 4 3 3 43 45 54
Airliner (CAR 705) 2 0 0 4 4 6
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 1 3 3
Air taxi (CAR 703) 2 2 1 11 10 17
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 9 8 9
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 1 1 18 20 20
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 5 3 4 93 88 102
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 1 2 3
Recreational 5 3 4 89 83 96
Other private 0 0 0 3 3 3
State 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1
Helicopter accidents 0 0 1 28 16 25
Commercial 0 0 1 19 9 16
Private 0 0 0 9 6 8
State 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 0 6 4 6
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2) 1 1 2 19 9 20
Aeroplane accidents 1 1 1 14 7 17
Commercial 0 1 0 2 1 5
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air taxi (CAR 703) 0 1 0 0 1 2
Aerial work (CAR 702) 0 0 0 2 0 1
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 1 0 1 12 6 13
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 1 0 0
Recreational 1 0 1 10 6 12
Other private 0 0 0 1 0 0
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helicopter accidents 0 0 0 5 2 3
Commercial 0 0 0 4 1 1
Private 0 0 0 1 1 1
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other aircraft accidents (3) 0 0 0 0 0 1
Accident fatalities (2) 2 1 3 28 13 34
Accident serious injuries (2) 4 0 1 35 14 21
Number of incidents by category (2,4) 60 23 65 468 385 718
Risk of collision/Loss of separation 7 1 9 61 47 119
Declared emergency 20 14 25 193 170 273
Engine failure 7 2 6 78 44 82
Smoke/Fire 9 1 8 41 21 72
Collision 0 0 1 6 8 19
Other 17 5 16 89 95 154
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft 0 0 0 20 17 20
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 3 3 3
Fatalities 0 0 0 3 3 3
Serious injuries 0 0 0 8 4 4

Data extracted 17 January 2022

  1. 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. 2 Excludes ultralight aircraft
  3. 3 Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and similar aircraft types.
  4. 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.