Peru plane crash: 13 killed as aircraft carrying European tourists goes down near Nazca

The plane was taking the tourists to view a major landmark in the country.

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 2, 2026 10:01am Updated August 2, 2026 10:01am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A tourist plane has crashed at the famous Nazca Lines in Peru, killing all 11 passengers and two crew who

The passengers reportedly included seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spaniards. Two crew members were also killed in the crash.

Authorities say 11 tourists, including German, Italian and Spanish visitors, and two crew members were on board

A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.

Nazca’s municipal government said the plane departed from the nearby city of Ica and was operated by Peruvian company Aerodiana.

Seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards were killed, along with two crew members.

Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people  ITVX

President Keiko Fujimori expressed regret over the plane crash in which all 13 people on board were killed.

A plane carrying tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines has crashed into a field in southern Peru, killing 13 people.

Seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards were killed, along with two crew members, a spokesman for the transport ministry said

Tourists were going to view the famed Nazca Lines, a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert hundreds of years ago by Peru’s Indigenous inhabitants

A small tourist plane crashed as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site ⁠in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru's government said.

Footage shows firefighters dousing the wreckage of a crashed tourist aircraft in southern Peru.

The plane was taking tourists to see the Nazca Lines, a group of geoglyphs etched into the deserts of southern Peru. Two Germans are believed to be among those killed.

Tourist plane crashes near Nazca Lines in PeruAt least 13 people were killed after a tourist plane crashed into a field near the Peruvian city of Nazca on Saturday, local authorities said.A National Police spokesperson told reporters at the scene that the victims included 11 passengers, the pilot and a co-pilot or guid

Aerodiana airline has extended its heartfelt condolences to the families of the 13 people who tragically died in a plane crash just outside the city of Nazca in Peru

Nazca's municipal government said the plane was taking tourists on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lines, a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca hundreds of years ago

Thirteen passengers have been killed after a tourist plane on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lines crashed into a field, officials have said.

The flight had taken off from the coastal city of Pisco to view the ancient geoglyphs in the desert, a popular tourist attraction.

Thirteen people have been killed in a plane accident in Peru after a small plane carrying tourists crashed in a field outside the city of Nazca

Flights over the Nazca Lines departing from the nearby Maria Reiche Airport had been suspended on Friday due to winds exceeding 40 kph (25 mph), which kicked up dust and reduced visibility.

A tourist plane crashed outside Nazca, Peru, Saturday afternoon killing 13 people on board, officials said.

The flight was was a sightseeing trip exploring the Nazca Lines

THIRTEEN people have been killed after a tourist plane plunged into a field in Peru while flying over the world-famous Nazca Lines. The small aircraft came down in a devastating crash near Nazca, a city on Peru’s southern coast famed for its archaeological and tourist attractions. The plane was carrying 11 passengers a

Hundreds of visitors scrambled for their lives as the massive rockfall smashed into the river just metres from the packed viewing area.

At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said on Saturday. “We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters from the crash site in the country’s south. The incident

Plane crashes into field after departing from the nearby city of Ica, according to local authorities At least 13 people have died after a plane carrying tourists crashed into a field in Peru, local authorities said. Nazca’s municipal government said the plane was taking tourists on a sightseeing flight of the Nazca Lin

A plane carrying tourists crashed into a field in Peru on Saturday outside the city of Nazca killing 13 people, local authorities said.

The plane was carrying 11 foreign tourists and two crew members.

At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru's famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said Saturday.

The small plane was flying over the Nazca Lines ​archaeological site when it crashed, according to local reports.

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on a Nazca Lines sightseeing flight  Toronto Star

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on a Nazca Lines sightseeing flight  apnews.com

Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines, TVPeru says  Reuters

A tourist plane has crashed in Peru, leaving 13 people dead, according to local authorities.