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ReadGrand Canyon Collision - The greatest commercial air tragedy of its day!(Links to an external site.)from doney.net, whichdetails the circumstances surrounding one of the most prolific aircraft accidents of all time—the June 1956 mid-air collision between two commercial aircraft over the Grand Canyon.Prepare a case analysis addressing the factors surrounding the enactment of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.The accident is just symptomatic of a larger problem, your case analysis is about the red text above. PLEASE review the link below to define how to complete a case analysis, and review the sample case analysisExample Case Analysis_4_12_17 (4)-1.pdf

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Running Head: CASE ANALYSIS: GRAND CANYON COLLISION        1
CASE STUDY        6
CASE STUDY: GRAND CANYON COLLISION
Table of Contents
1. Summary    3
2. Problem with the Collision    3
3
. Significance of the Collision    4
4. Federal Aviation Enactment    4
4a. Supportive Factors    4
4b. Unsupportive Factors    4
5. Conclusion    5
References    6
1. Summary
    The mid twentieth century has seen a growing market for aviation industry. According to Geppert (2018), many aircraft manufacturing companies were manufacturing and supplying their aircrafts to the companies for flight operation, as demand for the aviation was increasing. As the companies were mainly producing aircrafts for military purpose, hence they were trying their technology in the commercial sector. The following case analysis is about the infamous collision between TWA’s Super Constellation and United Flight 718 on Saturday June 30, 1956 over the eastern end of Grand Canyon, in which there occurred a great loss of life, which is the biggest accident by that time. The following report will analyze the factors behind the collision and possible steps to be amended.
2. Problem with the Collision
    The collision has taken between two of the largest commercial aircrafts at that time and were in service, which has resulted into the one of the biggest and infamous accident by that time which have claimed many lives. The aircrafts were flying at an altitude of 21000 feet’s and they were supposed to cross the Grand Canyon at exactly same time. TWA was on the VFR (a visual clearance), under which the air traffic has no responsibility as it was presumed that both the planes will see each other. However, the United Flight was on IFR and has to follow the directed flight path. Hence,...
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