Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in February 2024

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences in February 2024
  February Year to date (February)
2024 2023 2019-2023
average 		 2024 2023 2019-2023
average
Number of reportable accidents 8 5 7 15 13 14
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 7 5 7 12 13 13
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 1 0 0 1 0 1
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 2 0 0
Number of accidents by operator type1 8 5 7 15 13 14
Commercial 1 3 3 6 8 6
Airliner (CAR 705) 0 0 0 0 1 1
Commuter (CAR 704) 0 0 0 1 1 1
Air taxi (CAR 703) 0 1 1 2 2 2
Aerial work (CAR 702) 1 0 0 1 0 1
Foreign air operator (CAR 701) 0 0 0 1 0 0
Flight training units (CAR 406) 0 2 1 1 4 2
Other commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 7 2 4 9 5 7
Private operators (CAR 604) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational 7 2 4 8 5 7
Other private 0 0 0 1 0 0
State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of accidents by aircraft type1 8 5 7 15 13 14
Aeroplane 6 5 6 10 10 11
Helicopter 2 0 1 4 2 3
Ultralight 0 0 0 1 1 0
Other2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of aircraft involved in accidents1,3 8 5 7 15 13 14
Aeroplanes 6 5 6 10 10 11
Helicopters 2 0 1 4 2 3
Ultralights 0 0 0 1 1 0
Other2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type1 2 1 1 5 2 1
Aeroplane 1 1 1 2 1 1
Helicopter 1 0 0 3 0 0
Ultralight 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reportable accident fatalities 2 2 1 13 3 3
Reportable accident serious injuries 0 0 1 3 1 2
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 0 0 0 2 0 0
Fatal accidents 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fatalities 0 0 0 1 0 0
Serious Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrences with a dangerous good release 0 1 0 0 1 1
Number of reportable incidents4 48 79 59 113 146 119
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 33 51 38 75 95 81
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft 7 21 14 25 42 28
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft 10 8 7 15 10 12
Number of reportable incidents by category4 48 79 59 113 146 119
Risk of collision / Loss of separation 6 14 10 14 25 20
Declared emergency 25 35 24 62 67 51
Engine failure 4 8 5 8 16 13
Smoke / Fire 2 5 5 7 10 9
Collision 2 2 2 2 2 3
Other 9 15 13 20 26 23

Data extracted 18 March 2024

  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.