Distracted By The Scenery? The 1986 Grand Canyon Crash | Fascinating Horror

This short documentary tells the story of the 1986 mid-air crash between a sightseeing plane and a sightseeing helicopter over the Grand Canyon...

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*CHAPTERS:* 🔖
► 00:00 - Intro
► 01:03 - Background
► 02:26 - The 1986 Mid-Air Collision
► 06:25 - Investigation and Aftermath

*MUSIC:* 🎵
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory

*SOURCES:* 📑
► NTSB Accident Report, published by the NTSB, July 1987. Available via: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8703.pdf
► "Air Crash Kills 25 At Grand Canyon" by Judith Cummings, published by the New York Times, June 1986. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/19/us/air-crash-kills-25-at-grand-canyon.html
► "Sightseer Flights Collide at Grand Canyon; 25 Killed" by David Holley, published by the Los Angeles Times, June 1986. Link: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-19-mn-12035-story.html
► "Helitech Flight 2: The Deadliest US Air Crash Involving A Helicopter" by Pranjal Pande, published by Simple Flying, July 2022. Link: https://simpleflying.com/helitech-flight-2-crash-story/
► "Crash Victims' Bodies Removed From Canyon" by TR Reid, published by the Washington Post, June 1986. Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/06/20/crash-victims-bodies-removed-from-canyon/784af419-fb17-436e-85e1-5993565c0bc5/

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