Conflict · Peru crash · ArchiveFlights Suspended Due to Weather, But This Plane Took Off: 13 Dead in Peru CrashAired August 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00All 13 people aboard a tourist Cessna0:02are dead after it crashed shortly after0:04takeoff from Pisco, southern Peru. The0:06flight was headed for the Nazca Lines,0:08but came down about 19 km short of the0:10ancient site. Local media report that0:13flights from the airport had already0:14been suspended because of high winds and0:16reduced visibility. Two other flights0:18were diverted, but this one was not. The0:20plane was a Cessna operated by Aero0:22Diana. On board were 11 foreign tourists0:24and two Peruvian crew, all killed. The0:27victims included seven Italians, two0:28Germans, and two Spanish nationals aged0:31between 18 and 78. Authorities have0:33confirmed there was an in-flight0:35emergency, but the exact cause of the0:36crash remains under investigation. This0:39is not the first fatal crash at the0:40Nazca Lines. Six tourists died in 2010,0:44seven in 2022. Now, 13 more have lost0:47their lives, making this the deadliest0:49accident yet. In each case, small0:51aircraft carrying tourists went down. In0:54each case, flights eventually resumed.0:56President Keiko Fujimori addressed the0:58nation, expressing deep regret, and1:00confirming that the transport minister1:01is leading the investigation.1:03She also said the foreign minister is1:05contacting the consulates of the1:06deceased. What remains unanswered is why1:08this flight was permitted to depart when1:10others were grounded by the same1:11dangerous weather. The transport1:13minister has not yet commented on the1:14weather reports or on why this flight1:16was cleared to take off. Emergency1:18responders found the wreckage still1:20burning. The cause of the crash is not1:22yet known, and the investigation is1:23underway.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗