LANSA Flight 501

LANSA Flight 501
Accident
A Lockheed Constellation similar to the accident aircraft
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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References

^ "Flight 501 crashed into Mount Talaula". Aviation-safety.net. 1966-04-27. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
^ "Report Andes Plane Crash". Chicago Tribune. 1966-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
^ "Homenaje póstumo al ilustre Rector desaparecido Sr. D. Jorge Chávez Chaparro y a los docentes y funcionarios Sr. Dr. César Enríquez Cabrera y C.P. José Grajeda Navarrete" (PDF). Revista Universiaria. No. 126–129. 1966. pp. 7*, 404–413.

Bibliography

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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Model numbers	L-049 L-051 L-084 L-104 L-139 L-149 L-249 L-349 L-449 L-549 L-649 L-749 L-849 L-949 L-1049 A B/F L-1149 L-1249 L-1449 L-1549 L-1649
Names	Constellation (I) Constellation (II) Constellation (III) Speedfreighter Starliner Super Constellation (I) Super Constellation (I)
Military designations	B-30 C-69 C-121 F EC-121 PO R7O/R7V -2 WV W2V
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