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Aerodiana Crash Near Nazca Prompts Airport Closure Review

8/3/2026

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Summary

Aerodiana Crash

Aerodiana Cessna 208 Caravan crashed near the Nazca Lines on August 1, 2026, killing 13.
The aircraft left Pisco at 12:10 p.m., sent an emergency call at 1:00 p.m., and crashed 4 km from Nazca.
Peruvian authorities opened an investigation, with the Transportation Ministry and accident commission probing the emergency call.
President Keiko Fujimori announced a temporary airport suspension is under review while Aerodiana pledged cooperation.

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Fujimori Mulls Closure

President Keiko Fujimori is weighing a temporary closure of Pisco airport after the latest crash.
The crash adds to fatal tourist-plane accidents in 2022 that killed seven and in 2010 that killed six.
The foreign trade ministry will coordinate assistance with the embassies of Italy, Germany and Spain for victims’ families.
UNESCO designated the Nazca Lines a World Heritage Site in 1994.

History

Historical Context

The 27 March 1977 Tenerife disaster, in which a KLM 747 and a Pan Am DC-10 collided on a fog-bound runway, killed 583 people and spurred global adoption of standardized radio phraseology and crew-resource-management training. Those reforms now underpin Peru’s 2026 deliberations, led by President Keiko Fujimori, to temporarily close Pisco Airport after a recent Cessna crash.

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Aerodiana Crash

Aerodiana Cessna 208 Caravan crashed near the Nazca Lines on August 1, 2026, killing 13.
The aircraft left Pisco at 12:10 p.m., sent an emergency call at 1:00 p.m., and crashed 4 km from Nazca.
Peruvian authorities opened an investigation, with the Transportation Ministry and accident commission probing the emergency call.
President Keiko Fujimori announced a temporary airport suspension is under review while Aerodiana pledged cooperation.

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