and 23 were the victims of homicides. 1956 air disaster In 1956, the Grand Canyon was the site of the deadliest commercial aviation disaster in history at the time. On the morning of June 30, 1956, a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation and a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 departed Los Angeles International Airport within three minutes of one another on eastbound transcontinental flights. Approximately 90 minutes later, the two propeller-driven airliners collided above the canyon while both were flying in unmonitored airspace. The wreckage of both planes fell into the eastern portion of the canyon, on Temple and Chuar Buttes, near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. The disaster killed all 128 passengers and crew members aboard both planes. This accident led to the institution of high-altitude airways and direct radar observation of aircraft (known as positive control) by en route ground controllers. Over the Edge In Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, Thomas M. Myers, a journalist and author, documents every death in the Grand Canyon. Charlie Haeger On October 3, 2020, former Major League Baseball player Charlie Haeger was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a canyon trail. He was under investigation for the murder of his ex-girlfriend which had taken place the day before in Scottsdale. See also Copper Canyon, Mexico Verdon Gorge, France Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon Suite Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon Jacob Lake, Arizona List of Colorado River rapids and features List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park Making North America (2015 PBS film) A Bigger Grand Canyon, 1998 painting Pine Creek Gorge – gorge in northeastern Pennsylvania also known as the "Pennsylvania Grand Canyon" Valles Marineris – A gigantic canyon on Mars, one of the largest in the Solar System References External links Grand Canyon National Park Service Grand Canyon Backcountry Use Areas – Map History Grand Canyon Bibliography – bibliography of the Grand Canyon. 37,462 items produced between 1540 and the present. Grand Canyon Explorer: History timeline from 10,000 years ago to 1994. Travel and sites Grand Canyon Chamber & Visitor's Bureau 36 Hours at the Grand Canyon by The New York Times, May 31, 2009 Multimedia NPS Photographs Grand Canyon 3-D perspective – view looking southwesterly, showing North Rim and Canyon. Grand Canyon – Street View – Google Maps Articles containing video clips Canyons and gorges of Arizona Colorado Plateau Colorado River Landforms of