13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru

A small tourist plane carrying 11 passengers and two crew members crashed in southern Peru, killing all 13 people on board. The aircraft was en route to view the country's famed Nazca Lines archaeological site when the accident occurred shortly after takeoff from Pisco airport.

Police Major Jorge Andrade confirmed the grim discovery at the crash site, stating, "Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors." He added that authorities had recovered four bodies so far. The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation, and Peru's civil aviation authority will lead the inquiry.

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We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died

Images circulating on social media from local news outlets showed firefighters and police at the scene, amidst the twisted and smoldering wreckage of the aircraft. Pisco airport is a hub for small planes catering to a significant volume of primarily foreign tourists eager to witness the ancient geoglyphs etched into the desert sands.

This tragic event is not the first of its kind in the region. In 2022, a similar crash resulted in seven fatalities, including tourists from Chile and the Netherlands. Additionally, in October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members died when an AirNasca plane crashed while en route to the Nazca Lines.

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Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far