On April 21,1958 the flight was a Douglas DC-7 airliner carrying 47 persons at cruise altitude above Southern Nevada, USA when--despite clear weather--it became involved in a mid-air collision with a United States Air Force fighter jet.
On April 21,1958 the aircraft assigned to Flight 736 was a Douglas DC-7 airliner carrying 47 persons. The DC-7 was flying at cruise altitude above Southern Nevada, USA, en route to a stopover at Denver, Colorado when it became involved in a mid-air collision with a United States Air Force fighter jet.