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LANSA Flight 508
A LANSA Lockheed L-188 Electra similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date24 December 1971 (1971-12-24)
SummaryCrashed following midair break-up in thunderstorm
SitePuerto Inca, Peru
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-188A Electra
OperatorLíneas Aéreas Nacionales S.A.
RegistrationOB-R-941
Flight originJorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru
StopoverCaptain Rolden International Airport, Pucallpa
DestinationCoronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport, Iquitos, Peru
Occupants92
Passengers86
Crew6
Fatalities91
Injuries1
Survivors1

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]

  1. ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. ^ "Worst lightning strike disaster – death toll". Guinness World Records.

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