Thirteen killed as tourist plane crashes over Peru’s Nazca Lines
A small tourist plane crashed Saturday while flying over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing all 13 people on board, according to state TV.
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AIPeru’s state television channel TV Peru reported that a small tourist plane crashed on Saturday while flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, resulting in the deaths of 13 people.
According to the website Infobae, the aircraft, operated by Aerodiana, had taken off from Pisco Airport for a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines.
The report added that the plane was on a tourist flight when it caught fire in a field in the Pueblo Viejo area, about six kilometers from the city of Nazca in the Ica region of Peru.
The crash occurred near Maria Reiche Airport and killed all 13 people on board: 11 tourists, the pilot, and the co-pilot. There were no survivors among the passengers.
The small plane had departed from the airport in Pisco province, heading toward the Nazca Lines geoglyphs, but lost contact with the control tower just minutes after takeoff and crashed shortly before reaching its destination.
Local residents who witnessed the crash said the plane burst into flames after a loud explosion as it hit the ground.
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