Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation in December 2021

Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation, December 2021
  December Year to date (December)
2021 2020 2016-2020 average  2021 2020 2016-2020 average
Number of accidents by operation type 9 6 8 164 149 181
Aeroplane accidents 9 6 7 136 133 156
Training 0 1 1 17 23 23
Pleasure/Travel 5 3 4 85 74 89
Business 0 0 0 3 4 4
Forest fire management 0 0 0 4 1 1
Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0 3 2 2
Aerial application 0 0 0 1 8 6
Inspection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air transport 3 2 2 14 15 23
Air ambulance 1 0 0 2 1 1
Sightseeing 0 0 0 1 0 1
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 6 5 7
Helicopter accidents 0 0 1 28 16 25
Training 0 0 0 1 0 2
Pleasure/Travel 0 0 0 6 6 7
Business 0 0 0 1 0 1
Forest fire management 0 0 0 3 1 1
Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0 2 0 0
Aerial application 0 0 0 1 2 2
Inspection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air transport 0 0 0 6 2 5
Air ambulance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sightseeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 1 8 5 6
Number of fatal accidents by operation type 1 1 2 19 9 20
Training 0 0 0 0 1 1
Pleasure/Travel 1 0 1 11 6 12
Business 0 0 0 0 0 1
Forest fire management 0 0 0 2 0 0
Test/Demonstration/Ferry 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aerial application 0 0 0 0 0 1
Inspection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air transport 0 1 0 1 1 3
Air ambulance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sightseeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 5 1 2
Fatalities 2 1 3 28 13 34
Serious injuries 4 0 1 32 13 20

Data extracted 17 January 2022

  • Reportable accidents and incidents are reported in accordance with the TSB's regulations for mandatory reporting of occurrences.
  • Breakdowns may not add up to totals. For example, in the total "Number of accidents by operation type", when an occurrence involves an airplane and a helicopter, the occurrence is counted in each category, but only once in the total.
  • Canadian-registered aircraft, excluding ultralights, balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, dirigibles, hang gliders and similar aircraft types
  • New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.