Aviation accidents in Canada

The NTSB database holds 658 accidents and incidents in Canada, recorded between 1963 to 2026. 302 of them were fatal (46%), and 1,119 people died.

The deadliest year was 1985, with 256 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (93 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 180 and Bell 206.

535 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

658

Records

302

Fatal

1,119

Deaths

46%

Share fatal

1963 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 123 of 658 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 158

1970s 86

1980s 5

1990s 38

2000s 106

2010s 157

2020s 108

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 28 Cessna 180 24 Bell 206 20 Boeing 737 18 Cessna 182 15 Robinson R44 14

Operators involved

Air Canada 9 Air France 4 WestJet 3 American Airlines, Inc. 3 Westjet Airlines 3 Nolinor Aviation 2

All 658 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Sep 2000	De Havilland DHC-2T CFOES	Clearwater, Canada no coordinates	Sea Air Service 1900 Ltd.	Serious injuries	-
21 Aug 2000	Beechcraft 55 N1704W	Sydney, Canada no coordinates	William C. Brennan	No injuries	-
23 Jul 2000	Boeing 747-2B6B CNRME	Montreal, Canada no coordinates	Royal Air Maroc	Minor injuries	-
12 Jul 2000	Bell 407 N409KA	Golden, Canada no coordinates	Alpine Helicopters Ltd.	No injuries	-
14 Jun 2000	Dassault FALCON 20 N184GA	Peterborough, Canada no coordinates	Grand Aire, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
21 Feb 2000	Schweizer 269C CGFJO	Prince George, Canada no coordinates	Roben Miller	No injuries	-
23 Jan 2000	Cessna 172M N1673V	Squamish, Canada no coordinates	Evergreen Flying Club	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1999	Cessna 208B N1117G	Lake Erie, Canada no coordinates	Skylink Aviation Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1999	Cessna 180 N4535B	Quebec, Canada no coordinates	Frank G Riess	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1999	Cessna A185F N185HC	Labrador, Canada no coordinates	Clifton H. Calden	No injuries	-
30 Apr 1999	Cessna 170B N2599C	Tsirku Glacier, Canada no coordinates	Ronald P. Smith	Minor injuries	-
11 Mar 1999	Boeing 727-200 N8873Z	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	Delta Airlines	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1998	Cessna 208B N27MG	Hamilton, Canada no coordinates	Castle Aviation	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1998	Piper J3C-65 N2033M	Watson Lake, Canada no coordinates	Shawn P. Ansley	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1998	Bac-Aerospatiale CONCORDE 102 GBOAC	North Atlantic, Canada no coordinates	British Airways	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1998	Piper PA23-250 N456MR	Newfoundland, Canada no coordinates	Mike Abdol	Serious injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CFSKI	Fredericton, Canada no coordinates	Air Canada	Serious injuries	-
27 Jun 1997	Piper PA-24-250 N6745P	Powell River, Canada no coordinates	Westbo, Leonard A. JR.	Serious injuries	-
1 Jun 1997	Cessna 206 N9607Z	Atlin, Canada no coordinates	Jacques M. Norvell	Minor injuries	-
9 May 1997	British BA-31 N854JS	Hamilton, Canada no coordinates	Chautauqua Airlines Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Aug 1996	Republic RC-3 N6240K	Amos, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1996	Learjet 35A-305 N33NJ	Ontario, Canada no coordinates	National Jets, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Sep 1994	Piper PA-28-140 N1869J	Prince George, Canada no coordinates	Niemeyer, Edward W.	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1994	Grumman G21A N741	Mt. Fairweather, Canada no coordinates	State of Alaska	Minor injuries	-
12 Dec 1991	Boeing B-747-121 N475EV	Nakina, Canada no coordinates	Evergreen International Airlin	Unknown	-
25 Apr 1988	Maule M4 N2053U	Watson Lake, Canada no coordinates	Lyle Larson	Unknown	-
13 Mar 1987	Boeing 727-247 N2819W	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	Western Airlines	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1978	Piper PA-31 N777GM	Toronto, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1978	Mitsubishi MU-2 N19GU	Savnt Lake, Canada no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
25 May 1978	Cessna 185 N4021Y	Keezhik Lk, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1978	Beechcraft 80 N28BL	Indian Hbr, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1978	Ted Smith 601P N90674	Shearwater, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1978	Aerostar 601P N90674	Dartmouth, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
21 Jan 1978	Cessna 414 N508W	Dorval, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1977	Aeronca 15AC N1457H	Tommyhow, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1977	Piper PA-28 N15999	Kipling, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
3 Nov 1975	Douglas DC-10 N101TV	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	Trans-International Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Oct 1975	Cessna 305A N5283G	James Bay, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1975	Cessna 172 N7222G	Clo-Oose, Canada no coordinates	Flairco, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Aug 1975	Cessna 172 N5166H	Trout Lake, Canada no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
10 Aug 1975	Beechcraft B23 N6105N	Mons Lake, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Aug 1975	Cessna 177 N3313F	Yarmouth, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1975	Bellanca 7EC N4370C	Rainy Lake, Canada no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
6 Jun 1975	Cessna 182 N21413	Manitoba, Canada no coordinates	Flight Develop	Minor injuries	-
3 Dec 1974	Beechcraft E18S N3602B	Toronto, Canada no coordinates	Banner Flight	No injuries	-
27 Oct 1974	Taylorcraft BC12-D N96383	Niagara On Lk, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1974	Cessna 210 N1912R	Manitoba, Canada no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
13 Aug 1974	Piper PA-23 N54099	Tsuniah Lake, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1974	Amer Avco AA-5 N9515L	Perrault Fls, Canada no coordinates	Fischer Oil Co	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1974	Bellanca 17-30A N738MM	Lk Nekik, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-