C I V I LA E R O N A U T I C SB O A R D
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT
TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES VISCOUNT, CF-TGR,
FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN, JULY 9, 1956
The Accident
A Trans-Canada Air Lines Viscount, CF-TGR, lost No. 4. propeller and a portion of the forward part of the No. 4 engine about 1353,[1] July 9, 1956, while in flight near Flat Rock, Michigan. One propeller blade passed through the fuselage, killing one and injuring 5 of the 31 passengers. Of the crew, one stewardess suffered a minor head injury. An emergency landing was made at Windsor, Ontario, at 1402.
History of the Flight
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304 of July 9, 1956, was a scheduled passenger flight between Chicago, Illinois, and Montreal, Quebec, with intermediate stops at Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario. The crew consisted of Captain R. D. Smuck, pilot in command; Captain A. C. Adamson, first officer; and Stewardesses Rita Ann Tobin and Sheila Martha Thomson. Captain Smuck occupied the right seat in the cockpit and was performing a route competency check of Captain Adamson. Earlier that day the aircraft had operated as Flight 303 from Montreal to Chicago without event except for a reported radio irregularity which was corrected at Toronto.
- ↑ Times herein are eastern standard and based on the 24-hour clock.
