Overview
- A Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Aerodiana on a Nazca Lines sightseeing flight crashed near Socos (Pueblo Viejo) on Saturday, killing all 13 people aboard, including 11 foreign tourists and two crew.
- The crew reported an emergency to Nazca air traffic control about an hour after takeoff from Pisco and then lost radio contact before the aircraft struck the ground and burned on impact, preventing any rescue.
- Authorities identified seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards among the dead and recovered charred remains that will undergo DNA testing for formal identification.
- Peru’s civil aviation investigators and the Public Prosecutor’s Office are leading the inquiry, and officials say the pilot reported mechanical problems though a definitive cause has not been established.
- The crash has prompted government review of local sightseeing operations with possible temporary restrictions at Pisco airport and renewed scrutiny of safety for small single‑engine tourist flights over the Nazca Lines, which have seen fatal accidents in past years.