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LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, registered OB-R-941, operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA), which crashed in a thunderstorm en route from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru on 24 December 1971, killing 91 people–all six of its crew and 85 of its 86 passengers.[1] It is the deadliest lightning strike disaster in history.[2]

LANSA Flight 508
A LANSA Lockheed L-188 Electra similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date24 December 1971 (1971-12-24)
SummaryPilot error causing lightning strike and break-up
SitePuerto Inca, Peru
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-188A Electra
OperatorLíneas Aéreas Nacionales S.A.
RegistrationOB-R-941
Flight originJorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru
StopoverCaptain Rolden International Airport, Pucallpa
DestinationCoronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport, Iquitos, Peru
Occupants92
Passengers86
Crew6
Fatalities91
Injuries1
Survivors1 (Juliane Koepcke)

The sole survivor was 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, who while strapped to her seat fell 3,000 m (10,000 ft) into the Amazon rainforest.[3] She survived the fall and was then able to walk through the jungle for eleven days until being rescued by local fishermen.[4][5] The Electra was LANSA's last aircraft; the company lost its operating permit eleven days later.[6]

Approximate flight path of OB-R-941
Approximate flight path of OB-R-941

Crash


LANSA Flight 508 departed Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport just before noon on Christmas Eve on its way to Iquitos, Peru, with a scheduled stop at Pucallpa. The aircraft was flying at about 6,400 metres (21,000 ft) above mean sea level when it encountered an area of thunderstorms and severe turbulence. Some evidence showed the crew decided to continue the flight despite the hazardous weather ahead, apparently because of pressure to meet the holiday schedule.[7][8] Peruvian investigators cited "intentional flight into hazardous weather conditions" as a cause of the crash.[7]

Sole survivor Juliane Koepcke later discovered that OB-R-941 was "assembled entirely from spare parts of other planes".[9]


Death toll and sole survivor


Main article: Juliane Koepcke

The sole survivor was 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke. Despite a broken collar bone, a deep gash to her right arm, an eye injury, and concussion, she was able to trek through the dense Amazon jungle for 10 days and found shelter in a hut. Local fishermen found her and took her by canoe back to civilization.[10]

As many as 14 other passengers were also later found to have survived the initial crash, but died awaiting rescue.[8]



The movie Miracles Still Happen (1974) is based on the story.[11] Koepcke's story was also told in 1998 in the documentary film Wings of Hope by director Werner Herzog.[12] Koepcke's memoir Als ich vom Himmel fiel was published by the German publisher Piper Malik on March 10, 2011.[13](The English edition When I Fell From the Sky, was published by Titletown Publishing in November 2011.)

The crash also features in the final season-one episode of the Discovery Channel documentary Aircrash Confidential. The episode was first aired in 2011, and features an interview with Koepcke.[14]


See also



References


  1. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. "Worst lightning strike disaster – death toll". Guinness World Records.
  3. Franz Lidz (June 22, 2021). "Life After the Fall". The New York Times. p. D1.
  4. "Plane Crash Accident Record". planecrashinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. Pleitgen, Frederik (2 July 2009). "Survivor still haunted by 1971 air crash". CNN. CNN.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. World Airlines Flight International, p. S31, 18 May 1972
  7. "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 12241971®=OB-R-941". airdisaster.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Super70's Article". Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
  9. The Week 31 March 2012 p. 48 (an edited extract from Koepcke's book When I Fell from the Sky).
  10. Koepcke, Juliane (2011). When I Fell From the Sky (1st English ed.). Green Bay, WI: TitleTown Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-9837547-0-1.
  11. "Miracles Still Happen (IMDb Record)". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  12. "Wings of Hope (IMDb Record)". IMDb. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
  13. "Als ich vom Himmel fiel".
  14. Barrett, Mathew; Griffiths, Alan; McNab, David; et al. (2011). Prince, Stephen; Gilbert, Roy (eds.). Aircrash Confidential (TV Documentary) (Extreme Weather ed.). Discovery Channel: MMXI World Media Rights Limited; WMR Productions; IMG Entertainment.



На других языках

[de] LANSA-Flug 508

LANSA-Flug 508 war ein Linienflug der peruanischen Fluggesellschaft Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S. A. (LANSA), der am 24. Dezember 1971 stattfand. Die eingesetzte Maschine vom Typ Lockheed L-188 Electra (Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen: OB-R-941) brach während eines Gewitters mit schweren Turbulenzen und Blitzschlag auf der Strecke von Lima nach Pucallpa in der Luft auseinander, wobei 91 der 92 Insassen ums Leben kamen. Bis heute handelt es sich um den viertschwersten Unfall in der peruanischen Luftfahrtgeschichte.
- [en] LANSA Flight 508

[fr] Vol LANSA 508

Le vol LANSA 508 était un turbopropulseur Lockheed L-188A Electra, immatriculé OB-R-941, exploité comme un vol passager intérieur régulier par Líneas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA), qui s'est écrasé dans un orage en route de Lima à Pucallpa au Pérou le 24 décembre 1971, tuant 91 personnes : les six membres d'équipage et 85 de ses 86 passagers. Il s'agit de la catastrophe causée par la foudre la plus meurtrière de l'histoire.

[it] Volo LANSA 508

Il volo LANSA 508 era un volo di linea della LANSA con decollo dall'aeroporto Internazionale Jorge Chávez, arrivo a Iquitos e con scalo intermedio a Pucallpa. Il 24 dicembre 1971, il Lockheed L-188 Electra che operava il volo precipitò poco lontano da Puerto Inca. Nello schianto, delle 92 persone a bordo, persero la vita in 91. L'unica sopravvissuta è la peruviana di origine tedesca Juliane Koepcke, diciassettenne al momento dell'incidente.[1][2]

[ru] Катастрофа L-188 в Пуэрто-Инке

Катастрофа L-188 в Пуэрто-Инке — крупная авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая в пятницу 24 декабря 1971 года в канун Рождества в районе Пуэрто-Инкаruen. Турбовинтовой авиалайнер Lockheed L-188A Electra выполнял пассажирский рейс из Лимы в Пукальпу, но при пролёте через грозу попал под удар молнии и разрушившись, упал в джунгли. Поисковые работы поначалу были безрезультатны, пока спустя 10 дней к людям не выбралась 17-летняя пассажирка-немка Джулианна Кёпке. Кроме неё, никто из остальных находившихся на борту 85 пассажиров и 6 членов экипажа не выжил[1].


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