LANSA Flight 501 was a domestic flight from Lima to Cusco operated by a Lockheed L-749 Constellation aircraft registration OB-R-771. On 27 April 1966 flight 501 crashed into a mountain side in Tomas District.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 27 April 1966 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Mount Talaula, Tomas District, Peru |
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Aircraft type | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
Operator | LANSA |
Registration | OB-R-771 |
Flight origin | Jorge Chávez International Airport |
Destination | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport |
Passengers | 43 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 49 |
Survivors | 0 |
The plane radioed a distress call 10 minutes after takeoff. At least four Americans, two Swiss, one Canadian, three Germans and one Spaniard were on board. Three of the Americans were Peace Corps volunteers.[2]
Aviation accidents and incidents in Peru | |
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1966 (1966) | |
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1965 ◀ ▶ 1967 |
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