TWA and United Airlines Midair Collision Over Grand Canyon, June 30, 1956
A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
Date: June 30, 1956
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