Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, May 2026

Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, May 2026
	May			Year to date (May)
	2026	2025	2021-2025 average	2026	2025	2021-2025 average
Number of reportable accidents	17	21	18	47	53	52
Accidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	16	21	17	44	52	49
Accidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	0	0	0	2	0	2
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft	1	0	1	1	1	1
Number of accidents by operator type¹	17	21	18	47	53	52
Commercial	5	8	6	19	26	21
Airliner (CAR 705)	0	0	0	3	1	1
Commuter (CAR 704)	0	0	0	0	1	1
Air taxi (CAR 703)	2	3	2	5	6	6
Aerial work (CAR 702)	0	3	2	1	4	4
Foreign air operator (CAR 701)	0	0	0	0	1	0
Flight training units (CAR 406)	3	2	2	10	13	8
Other commercial	0	0	0	0	0	1
Private	12	13	11	26	27	31
Private operators (CAR 604)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Recreational	11	13	11	25	27	30
Other private	1	0	0	1	0	1
State	0	0	0	1	0	0
Other/Unknown	0	0	0	1	0	0
Number of accidents by aircraft type¹	17	21	18	47	53	52
Aeroplane	15	15	12	34	42	39
Helicopter	0	3	3	10	5	9
Ultralight	1	2	1	2	5	4
Other²	1	1	1	1	1	1
Number of aircraft involved in accidents^1,3	17	21	18	47	53	53
Aeroplanes	15	15	12	34	42	39
Helicopters	0	3	3	10	5	9
Ultralights	1	2	1	2	5	4
Other²	1	1	1	1	1	1
Number of fatal accidents by aircraft type¹	1	2	2	3	3	6
Aeroplane	0	1	1	1	2	3
Helicopter	0	1	0	1	1	2
Ultralight	0	0	0	0	0	1
Other²	1	0	0	1	0	0
Reportable accident fatalities	1	2	2	3	4	11
Reportable accident serious injuries	2	7	3	6	11	8
Accidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft	1	0	1	1	1	1
Fatal accidents	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fatalities	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serious Injuries	0	0	0	0	2	0
Occurrences with a dangerous good release	0	1	0	0	1	2
Number of reportable incidents⁴	93	74	67	398	372	287
Incidents in Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	72	52	48	299	253	200
Incidents outside Canada involving Canadian-registered aircraft	14	17	14	76	95	66
Incidents in Canada involving foreign-registered aircraft	8	7	5	30	32	26
Number of reportable incidents by category⁴	93	74	67	398	372	287
Risk of collision / Loss of separation	10	9	10	43	36	42
Declared emergency	38	27	27	168	153	124
Engine failure	9	4	7	33	29	30
Smoke / Fire	9	6	5	29	24	20
Collision	2	5	2	4	13	6
Other	25	23	16	121	117	65
Data extracted 15 June 2026 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. Includes balloons, gyroplanes, gliders, airships, hang gliders, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), and other aircraft types. "Number of aircraft involved in accidents" are aircraft counts, all other data are accident counts. 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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