At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed on Saturday, August 1st, 2026.
Police Major Jorge Andrade reported from the crash site in southern Peru that 11 passengers and two crew members were killed. The incident occurred just after 1pm local time shortly after the plane took off from the airport in Pisco, located about 240 km (150 miles) south of the capital, Lima.
“We have recovered four bodies so far,” Andrade said, without identifying the victims. He did not provide any immediate indication of the cause of the crash. Peru’s civil aviation authority will conduct an investigation.
Firefighters and police were working at the scene amid the twisted, smouldering wreckage of the aircraft, with images posted on Facebook by local news outlets showing the aftermath.
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