Grand Canyon Midair Collision

[Dont call me Shirley]

From aviation-safety.net

50 Years ago today: On 30 JUNE 1956 a United Air Lines DC-7 collided with a TWA Super Constellation over Grand Canyon, AZ; killing all 128 occupants
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record...630-1〈=en

AZ Republic Articles on anniversary:

Navajos say North Rim debris is from airliner collision
Arizona Republic, AZ - 7 hours ago
A crumpled tire lies all but hidden in a field of purple sage on the remote northeast rim of the Grand Canyon. A rusted seat-belt ...

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/092...sh21-ON-CR.html

HISTORIC GRAND CANYON AIR CRASH LED TO SAFER FLIGHTS
Arizona Republic, AZ - 22 hours ago
Fifty years ago today, two airliners collided high over the Grand Canyon and crashed into the gorge below. The accident killed 128 ...
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/n...canyon0630.html

 

[s80dude]

check out this month's edition of airways magazine. they have a great article about the accident and revisit the impact sites.

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

The more things change...



Fifty years after a midair collision over the Grand Canyon triggered dramatic reforms in the nation's fledgling air traffic control system, aviation regulators again find themselves at a disquieting crossroads.

Today, federal officials face many of the same challenges they did before the deadly crash in 1956, including substantial increases in air traffic, obsolete technology and dwindling congressional appropriations.

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-ai...ines-technology