Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2) (S12E06)
S12E06
On June 30, 1956, a tragic collision occurs between United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 above the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The devastating incident claims the lives of all 128 individuals aboard both aircraft. This disaster marks the deadliest airline crash to date, prompting significant reforms in the regulation of aviation operations across the United States.
Show
Mayday
Episode
S12E06
Air Date
Jan 24, 2013
Season 12 Episodes
S12E01
Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)
S12E02
Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592)
S12E03
Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)
S12E04
Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)
S12E05
Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
S12E06
Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
S12E07
Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)
S12E08
Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)
S12E09
Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster (2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Air Disaster)
S12E10
Focused on Failure (United Airlines Flight 173)
S12E11
Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)
S12E12
28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)
S12E13
Vanished (Air France Flight 447)