Plane Crash List

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
4 Sep 1970 Piper PA-30
N8636Y
 Prince George, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 May 1970 Piper PA-18
N2321A
 Ontario, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 May 1970 Piper PA-24
N9732P
 Saltspring Is, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Nov 1969 Npiper PA-22
N3934P
 Brockville, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Jul 1969 Cessna 150F
N8621S
 Radium, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 May 1969 Piper PA-22
N7050D
 Bowmanville, Canada
no coordinates
 Pryor Aviation Fatal 2
28 Aug 1967 Piper PA-28
N4329J
 Wms Lake, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Aug 1967 Mooney M20D
N6828U
 Oshawa, Canada
no coordinates
 West Allis Fly Fatal 2
29 Jun 1967 Cessna 175
N7022M
 Armstrong, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Mar 1967 Piper PA-18
N1757A
 Red Lake Ont.can, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Oct 1966 Cessna 180
N2280C
 Rutter Lk, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Sep 1966 Aeronca 15AC
N1467H
 Z, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jun 1966 Cessna 337
N2166X
 Z, Canada
no coordinates
 C.i.t Corporat Fatal 2
7 Oct 1965 Mooney M20
N855B
 British Clmba Can, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Mar 1965 Douglas DC-3
N4997E
 Waterville Canada, Canada
no coordinates
 Miami Air Taxi Fatal 2
15 Aug 1964 Piper PA-28
N5343W
 Lake Athabaska Ca, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Jul 1964 Beechcraft 95B
N9951R
 Winnipeg Canada, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Mar 2026 Robinson R44
C-GKVH
 New Brunswick, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Nov 2025 Cessna 172
C-GFYW
 Nanaimo, Canada
no coordinates
 Sealand Flight Ltd. Fatal 1
24 Sep 2025 Bushmaster SUPER 22
C-GWNQ
 Lillooet, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Jul 2025 Grumman AA5
C-GUXN
 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Jul 2025 Bell 206
C-GKVX
 Condor, Canada - Fatal 1
2 May 2025 De Havilland DHC2
C-FYNT
 Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Canada - Fatal 1
2 May 2025 Airbus AS350B
C-GHZN
 Whitehorse, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Apr 2025 Air Tractor AT802
N4025K
 Atlantic Ocean, Canada - Fatal 1
9 Aug 2024 Cessna 337
C-GZWF
 Deer Lake, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Jul 2024 Earthstar E GULL 2000
C-IRAY
 New Brunswick, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Jun 2024 De Havilland DHC2
C-GBCH
 Red Lake, Canada - Fatal 1
10 Jun 2024 Cessna 206
C-GRSA
 Haines Junction, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Jan 2024 Bell 206
N617TT
 Revelstoke BC, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Dec 2022 Piper PA 46-350P
N5EQ
 Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada - Fatal 1
29 Nov 2022 Rotorway UNK
unknown
 Drummondville, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Sep 2022 Challenger II
C-IYDD
 Rideau-Ontario, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Sep 2022 Meriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING
N638JM
 Kenora, Canada - Fatal 1
12 Sep 2022 Air Tractor AT502
C-FJVL
 Camrose, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Aug 2022 Ayres S2R
C-GOKD
 Morden Reginao, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Jul 2022 Champion 7GCBC
C-GOQZ
 Trois Riviere, Quebec, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 May 2022 Cessna U206G
C-GBGJ
 Sandy Lake First Nation, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Apr 2022 Mooney M20K
C-GQMS
 Springbank, AB, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Apr 2022 Hughes 369
C-GJLC
 Port McNeil, Canada Kestrel Helicopters LTD Fatal 1
21 Mar 2022 Cessna 172RG
C-GOFD
 Brantford, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Oct 2021 Cavalier SA102.5
C-FBWF
 Lacombe-Alberta, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Oct 2021 Cessna 172
C-FFRV
 St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Sep 2021 Mooney M20J
C-FLJL
 Sundridge, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Sep 2021 Piper J3C
C-FSVT
 Mauricie, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Aug 2021 Mooney M20C
C-GTIJ
 Slave Lake-Alberta, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Aug 2021 Rockwell 690
C-GYLD
 Thunder Bay, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Jul 2021 Joplin TUNDRA
C-IJGB
 Athens, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Jun 2021 Bell 212
C-GYHQ
 Evansburg, Canada
no coordinates
 Yellowhead Helicopters Fatal 1
3 Mar 2021 Wag-A-Bond Traveller WAG-A-BOND
C-GKGX
 Lac Barron QC, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1