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Occurrences in Canada.

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Occurrences340300 accidents · 39 incidents · 173 mapped
Fatal occurrences227Fatality total known for 324 of 340
Reported fatalities1,947Plus 113 serious injuries reported
Years1941–202530 Oct 1941 – 13 Sept 2025

By year

Canada: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19411 occurrences in 1941, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).120
19431 occurrences in 1943, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).124
19441 occurrences in 1944, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).115
19462 occurrences in 1946, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).266
19471 occurrences in 1947, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).115
19481 occurrences in 1948, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).12
19491 occurrences in 1949, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).123
19503 occurrences in 1950, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).249
19511 occurrences in 1951, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).123
19522 occurrences in 1952, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).239
19531 occurrences in 1953, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).00
19541 occurrences in 1954, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).137
19563 occurrences in 1956, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).380
19571 occurrences in 1957, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).179
19592 occurrences in 1959, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).15
19632 occurrences in 1963, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1118
19645 occurrences in 1964, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).410
196511 occurrences in 1965, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).668
196610 occurrences in 1966, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).510
196719 occurrences in 1967, 12 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1262
19689 occurrences in 1968, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).45
196914 occurrences in 1969, 10 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1020
197010 occurrences in 1970, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).7123
19715 occurrences in 1971, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).414
197211 occurrences in 1972, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).613
19735 occurrences in 1973, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).411
19744 occurrences in 1974, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).233
19753 occurrences in 1975, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).11
19762 occurrences in 1976, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).214
19784 occurrences in 1978, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).356
19791 occurrences in 1979, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).117
19831 occurrences in 1983, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).00
19843 occurrences in 1984, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).27
19852 occurrences in 1985, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).2266
19881 occurrences in 1988, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).12
19892 occurrences in 1989, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).231
19901 occurrences in 1990, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).116
19921 occurrences in 1992, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).13
19942 occurrences in 1994, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).13
19952 occurrences in 1995, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).215
19963 occurrences in 1996, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).23
19972 occurrences in 1997, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).14
19983 occurrences in 1998, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).3247
19991 occurrences in 1999, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).11
20012 occurrences in 2001, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).00
20031 occurrences in 2003, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).18
20043 occurrences in 2004, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).217
20052 occurrences in 2005, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).12
20061 occurrences in 2006, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).00
20074 occurrences in 2007, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).49
20089 occurrences in 2008, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).420
20099 occurrences in 2009, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).524
20108 occurrences in 2010, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).312
201121 occurrences in 2011, 12 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1232
201213 occurrences in 2012, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).813
201310 occurrences in 2013, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).822
20142 occurrences in 2014, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).00
201517 occurrences in 2015, 11 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1122
201624 occurrences in 2016, 19 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1933
201710 occurrences in 2017, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).812
201814 occurrences in 2018, 9 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).915
201918 occurrences in 2019, 15 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).1540
20207 occurrences in 2020, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).45
20241 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).16
20253 occurrences in 2025, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (24).25

Aircraft types

Canada: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Cessna 17211817
Robinson R4411916
Boeing 73710255
Bell 2069610
Piper PA-289813
Cessna 180849
Cessna 2088829
de Havilland DHC-28728
Boeing 747617
Boeing 767600

Airports most often reported

Canada: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ): 5 occurrences, 1.5% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.1.5%00
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD): 4 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).1.2%00
Gander International Airport (YQX)Gander International Airport (YQX): 2 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.6%00
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL): 2 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.6%00
Montreal Mirabel International Airport (YMX)Montreal Mirabel International Airport (YMX): 2 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.6%11
Vancouver International Airport (YVR)Vancouver International Airport (YVR): 2 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.6%11
Vancouver International Seaplane Base (CAM9)Vancouver International Seaplane Base (CAM9): 2 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.6%211
Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)Abbotsford International Airport (YXX): 1 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.3%00
Alma Airport (YTF)Alma Airport (YTF): 1 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.3%00
Bradley International Airport (BDL)Bradley International Airport (BDL): 1 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), 5).0.3%00

Deadliest occurrences

Canada: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Arrow Air Flight 1285R12 Dec 1985256Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada1
Swissair Flight 1112 Sept 1998229Atlantic Ocean, 9 km (5.6 miles) southwest off Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada1
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 83129 Nov 1963118Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville (near Montreal-Dorval Airport), Quebec, Canada1
Air Canada Flight 6215 Jul 1970109Near Toronto International Airport, Brampton, Ontario1
Maritime Central Airways Flight 31511 Aug 195779Near Issoudun, Quebec, Canada1
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-99 Dec 195662Mount Slesse, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada1
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 218 Jul 19655232 km west of 100 Mile House, British Columbia.1
1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance26 Jan 195044Yukon, Canada; in vicinity of Snag1
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 31411 Feb 197843Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada1
1946 American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crash3 Oct 194639Near Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada1

All occurrences

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  1. MHA Enterprises Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. 1 accident

    13 Sept 2025 · near Makepeace Lake, Manitoba, Canada · 4 fatal · not on the map

  2. CEN25LA164 · Air Tractor AT802 A

    29 Apr 2025 · Atlantic Ocean, Canada · 1 fatal

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  3. Delta Connection Flight 4819

    17 Feb 2025 · Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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  4. Northwestern Air Flight 738

    23 Jan 2024 · near Fort Smith Airport, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, South Slave Region, Canada · 6 fatal

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  5. ANC20WA073 · Cessna 140

    28 Jul 2020 · Abbotsford, Canada · 1 fatal · not on the map

  6. GAA20WA118 · Robinson R44 II

    20 Jul 2020 · Thorburn Lake, Canada · 1 fatal · not on the map

  7. 2020 Kamloops Snowbirds crash

    17 May 2020 · Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada · 1 fatal

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  8. ANC20WA033 · Bombardier CL600 2B16

    23 Feb 2020 · Calgary, Canada

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  9. CEN20WA124 · Cessna 150

    17 Feb 2020 · Les Cedres, Canada · 2 fatal

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  10. CEN20WA081 · Bell 206 L4T

    22 Jan 2020 · Lac Saint-Jean, Canada

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  11. WestJet Boeing 737 8CT incident

    5 Jan 2020 · Halifax, Canada

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  12. ANC20WA009 · Piper PA60 602P

    11 Dec 2019 · Nanaimo, Canada · 3 fatal

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  13. Blue Water Aviation Services accident at Family Lake

    26 Oct 2019 · Family Lake, Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba, Canada · 3 fatal · not on the map

  14. ANC19WA056 · Bell 206 B

    24 Sept 2019 · Campbell River, Canada · 1 fatal

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  15. GAA19WA565 · Cessna 172

    5 Sept 2019 · Racine, Canada · 1 fatal · not on the map

  16. ANC19WA052 · Cessna 208 B

    6 Aug 2019 · Mayo, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  17. Seair Seaplanes Cessna 208 Undesignat accident

    26 Jul 2019 · Bella Bella, Canada · 4 fatal

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  18. GAA19WA458 · Sikorsky S92

    24 Jul 2019 · Sable Island, Canada

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  19. GAA19WA441 · de Havilland DHC2 I

    15 Jul 2019 · Mistastin Lake, NL, Canada · 7 fatal · not on the map

  20. GAA19WA417 · de Havilland DHC2 I

    12 Jul 2019 · Chibogamau, Canada · 3 fatal · not on the map

  21. GAA19WA459 · de Havilland DHC2

    11 Jul 2019 · Hawk Junction ON-Canada, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  22. CEN19WA337 · Robinson R44 Undesignat

    10 Jul 2019 · Mt Tremblank, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  23. ENG19RA027 · Aerospatiale AS355 F2

    19 Jun 2019 · Dryden, Ontario, Canada · not on the map

  24. ANC19WA022 · Grumman AA-5B

    2 Jun 2019 · Medicine Hat, Canada · 3 fatal

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  25. GAA19WA334 · Piper PA12

    29 May 2019 · Gillam (Manitoba)-Canada, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  26. Lakes District Air Services Cessna 182 E accident

    4 May 2019 · Smithers, Canada · 3 fatal

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  27. Air Canada Boeing 767 375 incident

    4 Mar 2019 · Halifax, Canada

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  28. CEN19WA103 · Robinson R66

    4 Mar 2019 · Timmins, CYTS, Canada · 2 fatal

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  29. Air Tindi Flight 503

    30 Jan 2019 · 39 km east-southeast of Whatì Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  30. Sky Lease Cargo Flight 4854

    7 Nov 2018 · Halifax Stanfield International Airport

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  31. CEN18WA390 · Robinson R44 II

    25 Sept 2018 · Buttonville, Canada · 1 fatal · not on the map

  32. ANC18WA077 · Cessna U206 G

    17 Aug 2018 · Fort Simpson, Canada · 3 fatal

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  33. ANC18WA074 · Cessna 172 Undesignat

    12 Aug 2018 · Edson, Canada · 1 fatal

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  34. ANC18WA061 · Piper PA-31 Undesignat

    1 Aug 2018 · Calgary, Canada · 2 fatal

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  35. ANC18WA062 · Cessna 180 H

    1 Aug 2018 · Gold Bridge, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  36. CEN18WA304 · Quad City CHALLENGER II

    30 Jul 2018 · North Bay, Canada · 1 fatal

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  37. ANC18WA075 · Piper PA28 161

    30 Jul 2018 · Black Diamond, Canada · 1 fatal

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  38. CEN18WA320 · Champion 8KCAB

    12 Jul 2018 · Toronto, Canada · 1 fatal · not on the map

  39. American Airlines Airbus A330 323 incident

    29 Jun 2018 · Gander, Canada

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  40. Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By I Bell 205 A1 accident

    27 Jun 2018 · Hudson Bay, Canada

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  41. ANC18WA035 · Beech B100

    23 Feb 2018 · Abbotsford, Canada

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  42. CEN18WA098 · Robinson R44 UNDESIGNAT

    2 Feb 2018 · St Joachim de Courval, Canada · 3 fatal

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  43. DCA18WA075 · Boeing 737 800

    5 Jan 2018 · Toronto, Canada · not on the map

  44. ANC18WA015 · Piper PA23

    16 Dec 2017 · Baldur, Canada · 1 fatal · not on the map

  45. West Wind Aviation Flight 282

    13 Dec 2017 · Fond-du-Lac Airport, Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada · 1 fatal

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  46. ENG18RA002 · Swearingen SA227 AC

    2 Nov 2017 · Thompson, Canada · not on the map

  47. ANC18WA076 · Piper PA34 200T

    26 Oct 2017 · Calgary Springbank, Canada · 2 fatal · not on the map

  48. CEN17WA370 · Cessna 150J J

    20 Sept 2017 · Goderich, Canada · 2 fatal

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  49. ANC17WA045 · Air Tractor AT502 B

    10 Aug 2017 · La Crete, Canada · 1 fatal

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  50. CEN17WA211 · Lake LA-4-200

    2 Jun 2017 · Muskoka, Ontario, Canada · 2 fatal

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