Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, October 2025

	October			Year to date (October)
	2025	2024	2020-2024 average	2025	2024	2020-2024 average
Number of accidents by aircraft and operator type	13	18	14	163	155	145
Aeroplane accidents	9	14	11	125	120	116
Commercial	2	5	4	46	44	39
Airliner (CAR 705)	0	2	1	3	8	4
Commuter (CAR 704)	0	0	0	0	1	2
Air taxi (CAR 703)	0	2	1	13	17	9
Aerial work (CAR 702)	0	0	0	5	8	8
Flight training units (CAR 406)	2	1	2	25	10	16
Other commercial	0	0	0	0	0	0
Private	7	9	8	79	76	77
Private operators (CAR 604)	0	0	0	0	0	1
Recreational	7	9	7	78	73	74
Other private	0	0	0	1	3	2
State	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Helicopter accidents	4	2	2	32	28	23
Commercial	3	2	2	24	24	18
Private	1	0	0	7	3	5
State	0	0	0	1	1	0
Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other aircraft accidents (3)	0	2	0	6	8	5
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft and operator type (1,2)	0	1	1	15	23	15
Aeroplane accidents	0	1	1	10	16	11
Commercial	0	1	1	5	8	4
Airliner (CAR 705)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commuter (CAR 704)	0	0	0	0	1	0
Air taxi (CAR 703)	0	1	0	2	4	1
Aerial work (CAR 702)	0	0	0	1	3	2
Flight training units (CAR 406)	0	0	0	2	0	1
Other commercial	0	0	0	0	0	0
Private	0	0	0	5	8	8
Private operators (CAR 604)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Recreational	0	0	0	5	7	8
Other private	0	0	0	0	1	0
State	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other/Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Helicopter accidents	0	0	0	5	6	4
Commercial	0	0	0	3	5	3
Private	0	0	0	2	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	1	0
Accident fatalities (2)	0	1	2	25	41	25
Accident serious injuries (2)	3	4	3	22	25	21
Number of incidents by category (2,4)	67	60	50	719	595	497
Risk of collision/Loss of separation	7	9	7	96	76	77
Declared emergency	38	27	22	297	269	208
Engine failure	4	6	5	53	58	57
Smoke/Fire	0	4	4	43	42	34
Collision	1	1	1	19	11	10
Other	17	13	10	211	139	111
Number of accidents involving ultralight aircraft	2	0	0	19	11	16
Fatal accidents	1	0	0	4	1	3
Fatalities	1	0	0	5	1	3
Serious injuries	0	0	0	4	2	4
Data extracted 17 November 2025 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. Excludes ultralight aircraft Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), and other aircraft types. 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.

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Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, October 2025