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TSB Statistical Summary Aviation Occurrences 2004

APPENDIX A – AVIATION OCCURRENCE TABLES

Table 1
Aviation Occurrences and Casualties
1995-2004

  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1 390 342 355 388 341 320 295 274 295 252
  Aeroplanes Involved2 314 273 294 318 286 258 243 210 242 206
    Airliners 7 4 8 14 6 9 5 6 7 3
  Commuter Aircraft 19 12 12 10 13 4 8 6 9 1
  Air Taxi 128 91 110 108 70 45 37 41 35 43
  Aerial Work 6 13 10 18 18 19 18 12 17 8
  Corporate 10 6 9 11 6 5 4 2 2 4
  State 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 2
  Private/Other3 142 145 143 155 171 175 168 139 169 145
Helicopters Involved 68 56 56 57 46 53 46 56 44 41
Other Aircraft
Involved4		 13 13 10 17 15 12 9 10 12 9
Hours Flown
(thousands)5		 3576 3624 3476 3931 4046 3982 3885 3713 3790 3809
   Accident Rate
(per 100 000 hours)6		 10.7 9.1 10.1 9.5 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.5 6.5
 
 		 Fatal Accidents 52 44 36 32 34 38 33 31 32 24
    Aeroplanes Involved2 45 34 29 25 28 26 25 23 26 18
      Airliners 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Commuter Aircraft 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Air Taxi 20 11 11 8 5 3 5 5 5 3
      Aerial Work 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0
      Corporate 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
      State 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
      Private/Other3 19 21 16 15 17 18 17 15 18 15
    Helicopters Involved 11 7 8 6 4 11 6 6 3 4
    Other Aircraft
Involved4		 0 3 0 2 4 1 3 3 4 2
 
 		 Fatalities 107 71 77 87 65 65 61 51 59 37
  Serious Injuries
  		 54 38 69 49 42 53 37 42 43 26
Canadian-Registered Ultralight
  Aircraft Accidents		 43 30 55 37 35 38 35 36 46 36
  Fatal Accidents 8 4 7 4 12 5 6 9 7 6
  Fatalities 10 5 9 7 19 9 8 12 9 10
  Serious Injuries
   		12 8 7 7 7 10 8 4 14 7
Foreign-Registered Aircraft
  Accidents in Canada		 18 22 16 21 21 17 29 13 30 20
    Fatal Accidents 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 1 6 3
  Fatalities 17 13 11 236 8 16 10 2 8 10
  Serious Injuries
   		2 2 5 3 0 2 5 0 3 2
All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents 603 705 685 771 699 725 853 865 834 909
  Risk of Collision / Loss of Separation 138 193 217 181 168 161 204 193 154 223
  Declared Emergency 185 197 192 226 207 225 255 280 292 278
  Engine Failure 159 174 144 170 155 161 175 160 132 143
  Smoke/Fire 53 75 61 106 87 84 107 101 103 94
  Collision 5 2 7 4 7 8 19 22 16 21
  Other
 		 63 64 64 84 75 86 93 109 137 150
1.   Ultralight Aircraft excluded.
2.   As some accidents may involve multiple aircraft, the number of aircraft involved may differ from the total number of accidents.
3.   Other: Contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.)
4.   Includes Gliders, Balloons and Gyrocopters.
5.   Source: Transport Canada (1995 to 2003 hours flown are estimated).
6.   Accident rate does not include "Other Aircraft Involved"
 

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Table 2
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Involved in Accidents, Accident Rates, and Fatalities by Operator Type 1995-2004

    1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Accidents
  Aeroplanes Involved
  Airliners   7 4 8 14 6 9 5 6 7 3
  Commuter Aircraft   19 12 12 10 13 4 8 6 9 1
  Air Taxi   128 91 110 108 70 45 37 41 35 43
  Aerial Work   6 13 10 18 18 19 18 12 17 8
  State   2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 2
  Corporate/Private/
Other1		   152 151 152 166 177 180 172 141 171 149
  Helicopters Involved   68 56 56 57 46 53 46 56 44 41
  Total   382 329 350 375 332 311 289 266 286 247
Hours Flown (Thousands)2
  Aeroplanes
  Airliners   1053 1079 1070 1210 1247 1198 1168 1124 1148 1192
  Commuter Aircraft   297 299 294 329 344 337 322 311 318 316
  Air Taxi   785 803 732 805 825 792 754 683 651 650
  Aerial Work   133 137 141 173 197 219 242 262 313 332
  State   106 146 142 174 196 220 240 258 307 285
  Corporate/Private/
Other1		   625 587 553 630 629 612 555 496 463 448
  Helicopters   577 574 543 610 609 604 604 578 590 586
  Total   3576 3624 3476 3931 4046 3982 3885 3713 3790 3809
Accident Rates
(per 100 000 Hours)
  Aeroplanes
    Airliners   0.7 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3
    Commuter Aircraft   6.4 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.8 1.2 2.5 1.9 2.8 0.3
    Air Taxi   16.3 11.3 15.0 13.4 8.5 5.7 4.9 6.0 5.4 6.6
    Aerial Work   4.5 9.5 7.1 10.4 9.1 8.7 7.4 4.6 5.4 2.4
    State   1.9 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 1.0 0.7
    Corporate/Private/
Other1		   24.3 25.7 27.5 26.3 28.1 29.4 31.0 28.4 36.9 33.3
  Helicopters   11.8 9.8 10.3 9.3 7.6 8.8 7.6 9.7 7.5 7.0
    Total (all aircraft)   10.7 9.1 10.1 9.5 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.5 6.5
Fatalities: Crew
  Aeroplanes
    Airliners   1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
    Commuter Aircraft   4 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
    Air Taxi   18 10 13 9 6 2 4 1 5 2
    Aerial Work   1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 0
    Corporate   2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
    State   0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
    Corporate/Private/
Other1		   18 22 16 16 16 20 17 15 15 14
  Helicopters   8 4 9 5 5 10 7 6 3 4
    Total   52 39 39 34 33 41 32 24 27 20
Fatalities: Passengers 
  Aeroplanes
    Airliners   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Commuter Aircraft   4 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Air Taxi   31 9 9 16 4 5 8 7 10 14
    Aerial Work   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Corporate   2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
    State   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Private/Other1   11 15 13 11 14 6 12 16 16 1
  Helicopters   8 2 12 13 6 8 2 0 3 0
    Total   55 26 38 50 28 20 24 23 29 15
 
1.   Other: Contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.).
2.   Source: Transport Canada (2003 hours flown are estimated).
 
   Figures are preliminary as of 31 March 2005.

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Table 3
Accidents Involving Canadian-Registered
Aircraft by Province 1995-2004

  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Accidents
  Newfoundland and Labrador 9 10 9 7 5 14 10 6 9 5
  Prince Edward Island 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
  Nova Scotia 8 5 4 7 4 9 3 7 1 3
  New Brunswick 5 1 6 6 7 5 4 2 1 5
  Quebec 78 39 60 42 46 55 48 42 55 44
  Ontario 74 72 84 106 106 73 64 74 80 71
  Manitoba 29 18 25 29 32 17 28 17 28 12
  Saskatchewan 28 24 22 21 22 9 18 18 16 13
  Alberta 46 56 46 62 52 39 36 46 34 29
  British Columbia 72 83 72 70 40 68 58 41 54 46
  Nunavut1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 2
  Northwest Territories 16 13 9 13 14 11 12 4 5 7
  Yukon 11 11 5 8 4 6 4 4 4 6
  Outside Canada 14 8 12 17 9 9 7 12 7 9
    Total 390 342 355 388 341 320 295 274 295 252
Fatal Accidents
  Newfoundland and Labrador 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
  Prince Edward Island 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Nova Scotia 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1
  New Brunswick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quebec 7 6 7 9 5 5 6 6 5 4
  Ontario 10 9 7 4 9 4 6 5 11 2
  Manitoba 4 3 1 2 4 0 2 1 0 2
  Saskatchewan 2 1 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 2
  Alberta 4 3 2 4 5 3 2 2 3 2
  British Columbia 14 12 11 5 8 10 11 9 8 6
  Nunavut1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1
  Northwest Territories 1 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1
  Yukon 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
  Outside Canada 3 3 3 3 0 4 1 3 1 2
    Total 52 44 36 32 34 38 33 31 32 24
Fatalities
  Newfoundland and Labrador 0 5 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 1
  Prince Edward Island 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Nova Scotia 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 1
  New Brunswick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quebec 9 12 18 29 9 8 13 14 9 4
  Ontario 31 12 8 9 14 5 8 6 27 14
  Manitoba 7 4 4 5 7 0 4 1 0 2
  Saskatchewan 3 1 9 5 1 2 0 2 1 2
  Alberta 5 3 4 10 8 3 4 3 4 2
  British Columbia 32 20 22 12 24 19 17 16 13 6
  Nunavut1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1
  Northwest Territories 4 5 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 2
  Yukon 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
  Outside Canada 3 8 10 12 0 11 1 5 1 2
    Total
 		 107 71 77 87 65 65 61 51 59 37
1.   This territory was created on 1 April 1999.
 
   Figures are preliminary as of 31 March 2005.
 

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Updated: 2005-09-08

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