Air disaster

LANSA Flight 502

9 Aug 1970 · 13.54° S, 71.97° W

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When
9 Aug 1970
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
13.54° S, 71.97° W
Description
1970 aviation accident in Peru
Deaths
99
Injured
1

LANSA Flight 502

1970 aviation accident in Peru

LANSA Flight 502 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra operated by Líneas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anónima (LANSA) which crashed shortly after takeoff from Quispiquilla Airport near Cusco, Peru, on August 9, 1970, after losing all power from one of its four engines. The turboprop airliner, registered OB-R-939, was bound from Cusco to Lima, carrying 8 crew and 92 passengers.

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