Grand Canyon Crash

Jerry Nasalroad, left, 58, and brother Andrew Nasalroad, 55, of Mohavey Valley, Arz.. Their father Andrew Nasalroad, Sr. died in a plane crash over the Grand Canyon nearly 50 years ago, on June 30, 1956. (Francine Orr / LAT)

Sept. 15, 2014 3:20 PM PT

Swiss climbers, brought in by United Airlines to assist with recovery efforts, rig a tramway over a crevasse to reach human remains and airplane parts that tumbled down from the shoulder on Chuar Butte where the DC-7 hit.

Andrew Nasalroad holds an old Los Angeles Times. The paper contains the story of his father’s death. (Francine Orr / LAT)

This copy of a photo taken between 1954 and 1956 shows Dr. James J. Jang, left, Jon Jang, 1, middle, and his brother Dana Jang, 7. James Jang died on the TWA flight bound for Kansas City on business trip. (Randi Lynn Beach / For The Times)