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.

296 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 239 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

658

Records

302

Fatal

1,119

Deaths

46%

Share fatal

1963 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 362 of 658 can be placed (239 approximate)

By decade

1960s 158

1970s 86

1980s 5

1990s 38

2000s 106

2010s 157

2020s 108

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7304A	Foremost Canada, Canada not on the map	-	No injuries	-
31 May 1964	Cessna 170B N4360B	Kenora Canada, Canada not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 May 1964	Cessna 180 N4653A	Creston Bc Canada, Canada not on the map	Moscow FLG SER	No injuries	-
6 Apr 1964	Waco U1C N13072	Watson Lake Cana, Canada not on the map	-	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1964	Bombardier CL-44 N229SW	Gander Newfoundld, Canada not on the map	Seaboard World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jan 1964	Cessna 172 N2576Y	Mitchell Bay Can, Canada not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 Jan 1964	Cessna 180 N5296D	Rainy Lake Canada, Canada not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
24 Aug 1963	Fairchild F-27 N2707	Calgary, Canada approximate position	West Coast Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-