1956 Grand Canyon Disaster

USA / Arizona / Grand Canyon Village /
 crash site, interesting place, historical layer / disappeared object
June 30, 1956. United Airlines Flight 718 (Douglas DC-7) collided in mid-air with TWA Flight 2 (Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation) over this point. As was customary of the day, neither aircraft was under direct radar control. Both aircraft had departed Los Angeles (LAX) only minutes apart. The United flight headed for Chicago, the TWA flight for Kansas City. Total fatalities were 128, there were no survivors. CAB found that the accident was caused by, among other things, lack of adequate ATC coverage in the area, visual limitations, and cockpit management of both flight crews. The accident was the catalyst for major changes in air traffic control procedures still in use today. Due to the remoteness of the location, wreckage of both aircraft can still be seen by rafters in the canyon today.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_718
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Coordinates:   36°11'37"N   111°49'16"W

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