What is Mid-air collision?
[[File:1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision.png|thumb|Grand Canyon Mid-air collision]] In [[aviation]], a '''mid-air collision''' is an accident in which two or more [[aircraft]] touch each other during [[flight]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ext.eurocontrol.int/lexicon/index.php/Mid-air_collision|title = Eurocontrol}}</ref> This will cause a lot of damage to the aircraft due to either the collision or an impact after to the ground or water. The potential for a collision goes up due to [[miscommunication]], mistrust, error in [[navigation]], not following the [[flight plan]]s, and the lack of [[awareness]]. Although a rare occurrence in general due to the amount of open space available the collisions often happen near or at [[airport]]s, where a lot of aircraft will be closer together than in flight. ==References== {{reflist}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Aircraft]]