Tourist plane crashes near Perus Nazca Lines, killing all on board: authorities confirm no survivors

A small tourist plane crashed Saturday near Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing all 13 people on board, authorities and local media reported.
The Cessna Caravan C-208, operated by Peruvian airline Aerodiana, took off at around 12:10 p.m. local time from Pisco airport for a sightseeing flight over the UNESCO World Heritage site. At approximately 1 p.m., the crew reported an emergency to the Nazca airfield control tower before radio contact was lost, according to Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications .
The victims included 11 tourists—seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spaniards—and two Peruvian crew members, the ministry and local reports confirmed. Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters at the scene that there were no survivors, with four bodies recovered so far . The Spanish victims were identified as Alfredo Avilés Muñoyerro and his wife, Ana Isabel Sánchez Muñoz, both 52, from Arroyo de la Encomienda, Valladolid . The Italian victims included two families from Monza and Seregno: Paolo Gianturco, his wife Cristina, and their sons Matteo and Pietro, as well as Massimo Angelucci, his wife Elena, and their son Lorenzo .
The aircraft crashed near the town of Socos, in the district of Pueblo Nuevo, and burst into flames, making rescue impossible, according to Peruvian broadcaster RPP . Firefighters and police were seen working amid the smoldering wreckage, with one wheel of the plane detached from the debris .
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori expressed deep regret over the accident and said authorities were considering the temporary closure of Pisco airport, from which the plane had departed . The Ministry of Transport and Communications, along with Peru’s civil aviation authority and air accident agency, have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash .
Sightseeing flights over the Nazca Lines had been temporarily suspended the day before due to strong winds exceeding 40 kilometers per hour, forcing several aircraft to divert to other airports . The Nazca Lines, a collection of ancient geoglyphs depicting animals, plants, and geometric shapes, are best viewed from the air and attract numerous tourists .
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