Latitude and longitude of 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
Satellite map of 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred on Saturday, June 30, 1956 at 10:30 am Pacific Standard Time when a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 struck a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, resulting in the crash of both airliners. All 128 on board both flights perished. It was the first commercial airline crash to result in more than 100 deaths, and led to sweeping changes in the control of flights in the United States.
Latitude: 36° 10' 30.00" N
Longitude: -111° 49' 59.99" W
Nearest city to this article: Tuba City
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