1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aviation accident
gptkbp:aircraftType Douglas DC-7 (United Airlines)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation (TWA)
gptkbp:casualties 128
gptkbp:cause mid-air collision
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date June 30, 1956
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
gptkbp:location gptkb:Grand_Canyon,_Arizona,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention
gptkbp:memorial Shrine of the Ages, Grand Canyon National Park
gptkbp:notableVictim Ewan Cameron (TWA captain)
Robert Shirley (United captain)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkb:United_Airlines
gptkbp:resultedIn creation of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)
major changes in air traffic control
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines_Flight_2
gptkb:United_Airlines_Flight_718
gptkbp:significance deadliest aviation disaster at the time
gptkbp:survived 0
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TWA_Flight_2
gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines_Flight_2
gptkb:United_Airlines_Flight_718
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8