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TABLE A4-18: CANADIAN-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT RATES FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER CARS, 2001 – 2006

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2001 – 2005
Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents1 286 259 288 240 244 238 262.6
  Private/Recreational   Aviation 144 130 151 140 135 109 134.8
    Aeroplanes 129 116 140 126 121 104 126.4
    Balloons 1 2 0 0 2 1 1.0
    Gliders 5 8 7 7 3 2 6.0
    Gyroplanes 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.2
    Helicopters 9 5 3 7 9 3 6.6
Basic and Advanced Ultralights 34 35 42 33 29 29 34.6
Hours Flown (Thousands)2 3,885 3,713 3,790 3,961 4,079 4,161 3885.6
Accident Rate per 100,000 Hours Flown 7.4 7.0 7.6 6.1 6.0 5.7 6.8
Canadian Civil Aircraft Registered3 23,909 23,998 24,191 24,495 24,910 25,450 24,148
  Private/Recreational   Aviation 17,383 17,506 17,725 17,999 18,432 18,824 17,809
    Aeroplanes 15,712 15,818 15,966 16,211 16,567 16,906 16,055
    Balloons 449 447 444 453 467 469 452.0
    Gliders 613 617 674 686 683 687 654.6
    Gyroplanes 190 189 188 189 192 191 189.6
    Helicopters 419 435 453 460 523 571 458.0
Basic and Advanced Ultralights 4,584 4,746 4,921 5,119 5,334 5,568 4,941
Accident Rates (per 1000 Canadian Civil Aircraft Registered) 12.0 10.8 11.9 9.8 9.8 9.4 10.9
    Private/Recreational     Aviation 8.3 7.4 8.5 7.8 7.3 5.8 7.9
    Aeroplanes 8.2 7.3 8.8 7.8 7.3 6.2 7.9
    Balloons 2.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.3 2.1 2.2
    Gliders 8.2 13.0 10.4 10.2 4.4 2.9 9.2
    Gyroplanes 10.5 0.0 10.6 0.0 10.4 0.0 6.3
    Helicopters 21.5 11.5 6.6 15.2 17.2 5.3 14.4
Basic and Advanced Ultralights 7.4 7.4 8.5 6.4 5.4 5.2 7.0

Notes: Aircraft Accidents not operating in accordance with CARs (i.e. Military and State Aircraft not operating under CARs) are not included. Ultralight Aircraft are excluded. 2003 to 2006 Hours Flown are estimated due to data lag.

  1. Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Transportation Safety Board, preliminary data as of March 22, 2007
  2. Source: Transport Canada
  3. Source: Transport Canada, Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/statisticsmenu.asp
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