LANSA Flight 501

LANSA Flight 501
Accident summary
Date 27 April 1966
Summary Controlled flight into terrain
Site Mount Talaula, Tomas District, Peru
Passengers 43
Crew 6
Fatalities 49
Aircraft type Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Operator LANSA
Registration OB-R-771
Flight origin Jorge Chávez International Airport
Destination Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

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.[1]

References

  1. "Flight 501 crashed into Mount Talaula". Aviation-safety.net. 1966-04-27. Retrieved 2012-12-22.