Season 12 • Episode 6
Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
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2013-01-24
★ 7.2
45 min
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 collides with Trans World Airlines Flight 2 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All 128 occupants on both flights are killed. At the time, it was the deadliest airline crash in history, and would lead to sweeping changes in the regulation of flight operations over the US.
Guest Stars
James Downing
Curtis Caravaggio
Tony Nappo
Diana Bentley
Michael Copeman
Byron Rouse
James Gangl
Chris Gibbs
Benjamin Clost