AIM - GEN 3.2 - TSB / Definitions / "accident"

“reportable aviation accident” means an accident resulting directly from the operation of
an aircraft, where

(a)     a person sustains a serious injury or is killed as a result of
    (i)     being on board the aircraft,
    (ii)     coming into contact with any part of the aircraft or its contents, or
    (iii)     being directly exposed to the jet blast or rotor downwash of the aircraft;

(b)     the aircraft sustains damage or failure that adversely affects the structural strength,
         performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft and that requires major repair
         or replacement of any affected component part; or

(c)     the aircraft is missing or inaccessible.

AIM - GEN 3.3.1 - Reporting an Aviation Occurrence

3.3 Reporting an Aviation Occurrence

3.3.1 Where an accident occurs and it has not yet been reported to the Transportation Safety
Board of Canada, the pilot-in-command, the operator, owner and any crew member of the
aircraft involved shall, as soon as possible thereafter and by the quickest means of
communication available, report to the Board the following information relative to this
accident:

(a)     the type, model, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft;
(b)     the names of the owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;
(c)     the name of the pilot-in-command;
(d)     the date and time of the accident;
(e)     the last point of departure and the point of intended landing of the aircraft;
(f)      the position of the aircraft with reference to some easily defined geographical
         point, and the latitude and longitude;
(g)     the number of crew members aboard, and how many were killed or sustained
         serious injury;
(h)     the number of passengers aboard, and how many were killed or sustained serious
         injury;
        (i)     a description of the accident and the extent of damage to the aircraft;

(j)     a detailed description of any dangerous goods aboard the aircraft; and
(k)     the name and address of the person making the report.
 

AIM - GEN 3.3.2 - Reporting a Missing Aircraft

3.3.2 Where an aircraft is missing on a flight or is completely inaccessible and this accident has
not yet been reported to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the owner and the
operator of the aircraft shall, by the quickest means of communication available, report to
the Board the following information relative to this aviation occurrence:

(a)     the type, model, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft;
(b)     the names of the owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;
(c)     the name of the pilot-in-command;
(d)     the last point of departure and the point of intended landing of the aircraft;
(e)     the date and time of the last known takeoff of the aircraft;
(f)      the last known position of the aircraft;
(g)     the names and addresses of crew members and passengers aboard the aircraft;
(h)     the action being taken to locate the aircraft;
(i)      a detailed description of any dangerous goods aboard the aircraft; and
(j)      the name and address of the person making the report.