Incident Overview

Date: Monday 6 May 1963
Aircraft Type: Vickers 952 Vanguard
Owner/operator: Trans Canada Airlines
Registration Number: CF-TKV
Location: near Rocky Mountain House, AB – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 69
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced severe turbulence at 20000ft, resulting in the fatality of one passenger and safe landing at Edmonton.An aircraft experienced severe turbulence at 20000ft, resulting in the fatality of one passenger and safe landing at Edmonton.

Description

The aircraft was involved in an accident. The aircraft ran into severe turbulence at 20000ft killing one passenger, landed safely at Edmonton.

Source of Information

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249397, https://books.google.nl/books?id=AS9gAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Rocky+Mountain+House+plane&article_id=7208,1008986&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijleSBnvCKAxXb_7sIHbksK2wQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=Rocky%20Mountain%20House%20plane&f=falsehttps://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249397, https://books.google.nl/books?id=AS9gAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Rocky+Mountain+House+plane&article_id=7208,1008986&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijleSBnvCKAxXb_7sIHbksK2wQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=Rocky%20Mountain%20House%20plane&f=false

Primary Cause

Severe turbulence at high altitude.Severe turbulence at high altitude.

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