LANSA Flight 501

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LANSA Flight 501

A Lockheed Constellation similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	27 April 1966
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Mount Talaula, Tomas District, Peru
Aircraft
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

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, killing all 49 on board.^[1]

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] Also on the plane were three members of the University of Cuzco, including its rector, Jorge Chávez Chaparro.^[3]

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• Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S. A. (LANSA), Constellation L-749A, OB-R-771, accident on Mount Talaula, Department of Lima, Peru, on 27 April 1966 (PDF) (AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DIGEST No. 18 ed.). Montreal: ICAO. 1970. pp. 86–95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08.

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