13 killed in tourist plane crash in Peru

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Aug 01, 2026 · 416 words · By Emmy Sasipornkarn

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What to know about 13 killed in tourist plane crash in Peru

13 killed in tourist plane crash in Peru August 1, 2026 A small plane carrying tourists to see Peru's famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, killing all 13 people on board, authorities in Nazca province said on Saturday.

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Why it matters

"We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died," said Police Major Jorge Andrade at the crash site in southern Peru.

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Andrade also said that "given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors," adding that four bodies have been recovered so far.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “four bodies have been recovered so far”

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Only The Guardian reports that four bodies had been recovered so far; other sources mention the total death toll but not the specific number of bodies recovered at that moment.

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web search NEUTRAL — We have recovered four bodies so far,” Andrade added. The Guardian has seen video footage which showed firefighters and police working amid the smouldering wreckage of the plane in the desert. Images …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, seven people were killed in a plane crash, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals. In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members died when an AirNasca plane c…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/02/13-dead-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 1994, the site was added to Unesco’s World Heritage List and it continues to attract visitors from across the world. Police inspect the wreckage of a plane that crashed during a sightseeing flight …
https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/02/tourist-plane-crash-perus-naz…

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Claim 2: “seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards were killed in the accident”

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Al Jazeera and YouTube reports (citing Andina news agency) both confirm the nationalities of the deceased as seven Italians, two Spaniards, and two Germans.

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, a small plane crash killed seven people, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals. In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members were killed when a small plane …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — Peru’s Transportation Ministry said the dead included seven Italian citizens between the ages of 18 and 54, two 52-year-old Spaniards, and two Germans aged 77 and 78.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/police-say-13-killed…

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web search NEUTRAL — The victims included seven Italians, two Spaniards and two Germans, according to Peru's state-run Andina news agency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInwnr-f6lA

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Claim 3: “The plane crashed shortly after 1:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) after taking off from the airport in the city of Pisco”

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Three separate web search results and a Wikipedia entry confirm the plane took off from Pisco and crashed shortly after 1:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber-colored spirit produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof spirit, it was developed by 16th-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pisco is a grape brandy produced in Peru Pisco or PISCO may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A pisco sour is an alcoholic cocktail of Peruvian origin, which is made from pisco, a Peruvian brandy, with sour citrus juice and sweetener components. The Peruvian pisco sour includes Peruvian pisco …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco_sour

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Claim 4: “Pisco, located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of the capital, Lima”

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Wikipedia (Hotel Paracas entry) and multiple web sources confirm Pisco is located approximately 240 kilometers south of Lima.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Dakar Rally was the 40th edition of the event and the tenth successive year that the event was in South America. The event started in Lima, Peru on 6 January and ran through Argentina and Bol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Dakar_Rally

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hotel Paracas, part of The Luxury Collection, is a five star hotel located near Pisco, Peru, 240 kilometres south of Lima. The hotel was established in 1944 year by Emilio Guimoye and is a luxury reso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Paracas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Liberating Expedition of Peru (Spanish: Expedición Libertadora del Perú) was a naval and land military force created in 1820 by the government of Chile in continuation of the plan of the Argentine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberating_Expedition_of_Peru

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Claim 5: “the Nazca Lines are a vast collection of geoglyphs created hundreds of years ago by Peru's Indigenous inhabitants”

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Claim 6: “In 2010, another fatal crash killed four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members”

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Claim 7: “the small plane lost contact with the control tower minutes after takeoff”

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Only one relevant source (citing RPP) mentions the loss of contact with the control tower minutes after takeoff; other search results for 'lost contact' refer to different crashes in Nepal and San Diego.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after taking off, the plane lost communication with control tower on its way from Pokhara to Jomsom. The majority of the passengers were Nepalese. A US-Bangla Airlines flight crash landed Kath…
https://asianatimes.com/22-people-missing-in-tara-air-plane-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Crane called the Montgomery Field control tower shortly after takeoff to report that he was unable to close a door in the aircraft and planned to return to the airport for an emergency landing. The co…
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/girl-hurt-in-plane-cr…

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web search NEUTRAL — RPP reported that the small plane lost contact with the control tower minutes after takeoff. The crash occurred in the area of Pueblo Viejo, about six kilometers from the city of Nazca and around 12 k…
https://www.dw.com/en/13-killed-in-tourist-plane-crash-in-pe…

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Claim 8: “the plane was operated by local Peruvian company Aerodiana”

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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the evidence provided for claims 1, 4, and 7 explicitly names 'Aerodiana' as the operator of the aircraft.

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Claim 9: “11 passengers and two crew members have died”

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The Guardian, YouTube news reports, and Malay Mail all specify the casualties as 11 passengers and 2 crew members.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazca (; sometimes spelled Nasca; possibly from Quechua: nanasqa, lit. 'hurt') is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_culture

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nazca lines (, ) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_lines

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Claim 10: “Aerodiana says it has operated scenic flights over the Nazca lines for the last 14 years”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific duration (14 years) of Aerodiana's operations over the Nazca lines.

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Claim 11: “In 2022, a plane crash killed seven people on board, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals”

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Claim 12: “A small plane carrying tourists to see Peru's famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, killing all 13 people on board”

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Multiple independent sources (Euronews, AeroTime, and a Wikipedia entry for the 2026 crash) confirm a tourist plane crashed near the Nazca Lines killing all 13 people on board.

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Claim 13: “The crash occurred in the area of Pueblo Viejo, about six kilometers from the city of Nazca and around 12 kilometers from the Nazca Lines site”

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Multiple sources, including the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism and local authorities, confirm the crash site was in Pueblo Viejo, 6km from Nazca and 12km from the lines.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 1 August, 2026, an Aerodiana Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed near Nazca, Department of Ica, Peru, while performing a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines; the aircraft departed from Capitán FA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Aerodiana_Cessna_208_cras…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Giuseppe Orefici (7 May 1946 – 27 June 2025) was an Italian archaeologist noted for his studies of the Pre-Hispanic civilizations of the Nazca and Rapa Nui cultures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Orefici

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Painting in the Americas before European colonization is the Precolumbian painting traditions of the Americas. Painting was a relatively widespread, popular and diverse means of communication and expr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_painting

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