LANSA Flight 501 was a domestic flight from

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

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operated by a

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aircraft registration OB-R-771. On 27 April 1966 Flight 501 crashed into a mountain side in

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, killing all 49 on board. 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

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volunteers. Also on the plane were three members of the University of Cuzco, including its rector, Jorge Chávez Chaparro. LANSA Flight 501

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