Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13

The small plane was flying over the Nazca Lines ​archaeological site when it crashed, according to local reports.

Tourist Plane Crashes in Peru, Killing All 13 Aboard

The flight had taken off from the coastal city of Pisco to view the ancient geoglyphs in the desert, a popular tourist attraction.

By Bianca Padró Ocasio

At least 13 dead as tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines

Plane crashes into field after departing from the nearby city of Ica, according to local authorities At least 13 people have died after a plane carrying tourists crashed into a field in Peru, local authorities said. Nazca’s municipal government said the plane was taking tourists on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lines, a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca hundreds of years ago by Peru’s Indigenous inhabitants. The lines form images of animals that can only be...

By Associated Press

Thirteen dead in Peruvian tourist plane crash over Nazca Lines

Footage shows firefighters dousing the wreckage of a crashed tourist aircraft in southern Peru.

13 killed in tourist plane crash in Peru

The plane was taking tourists to see the Nazca Lines, a group of geoglyphs etched into the deserts of southern Peru.

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on sightseeing flight

At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said on Saturday. “We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters from the crash site in the country’s south. The incident happened just after 1pm local time after the plane took off from the airport in Pisco, located about 240km (150 miles) south of the capital Lima. “Given the severity of the...

By Agence France-Presse

At least 13 dead after small plane carrying tourist crashes in Peru

13 Dead As Tourist Plane Crashes Near Peru's Archaeological Site

Nazca's municipal government said the plane was taking tourists on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lines, a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca hundreds of years ago

Thirteen dead after tourism aircraft crashes near Nazca Lines in Peru

Flights over the Nazca Lines departing from the nearby Maria Reiche Airport had been suspended on Friday due to winds exceeding 40 kph (25 mph), which kicked up dust and reduced visibility.