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1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

30 Haz 1956 · 36.17° N, 111.83° W

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30 Haz 1956
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36.17° N, 111.83° W
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mid-air collision
Deaths
128
Injured
0

1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

1956 mid-air collision over Arizona

On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The Constellation fell into the canyon, while the DC-7 slammed into a cliff. All 128 people on board both aircraft died, making it the first commercial airline incident to exceed one hundred fatalities.

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