A LANSA Lockheed L-188 Electra similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
24 December 1971 (1971-12-24)
Summary
Crashed following midair break-up in thunderstorm
Site
Puerto Inca, Peru
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Lockheed L-188A Electra
Operator
Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S.A.
Registration
OB-R-941
Flight origin
Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru
Stopover
Captain Rolden International Airport, Pucallpa
Destination
Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport, Iquitos, Peru
Occupants
92
Passengers
86
Crew
6
Fatalities
91
Injuries
1
Survivors
1
LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA, a Peruvian airline company) which crashed in a thunderstorm en route from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru on 24 December 1971, killing 91 people — all six of its crew and 85 of its 86 passengers.[1] It is the deadliest lightning strike disaster in aviation history.[clarification needed][2]
^Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
^"Worst lightning strike disaster – death toll". Guinness World Records.
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