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What to know about Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on board

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 - Published A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.

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What happened

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 - Published A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.

Why it matters

The aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday.

Common ground

Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday.”
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Multiple sources confirm the aircraft was a Cessna Caravan C-208 (or 208B Grand Caravan) and crashed on a Saturday while flying over/near the Nazca Lines.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list meet this list's size criteria—passenger ai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident…
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web search NEUTRAL — Flights over the Nazca Lines departing from the nearby Maria Reiche Airport had been suspended on Friday due to winds exceeding 40 kph (25 mph), which kicked up dust and reduced visibility. Follow us …
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904279
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web search NEUTRAL — A Cessna Grand Caravan C208 operated by Aerodiana crashed near Nazca, Peru, on Saturday (01 August), killing all 13 people on board, including 11 passengers and two crew members.
https://aviationvoice.lk/13-killed-as-cessna-caravan-crashes…
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Claim 2: “Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board.”
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The breakdown of 11 passengers and 2 pilots is explicitly confirmed by Peru's Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, Police Major Jorge Andrade, and TVPeru.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eleven or 11 may refer to: 11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 11:11, Eleven Eleven, or variations of the two, may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11:11
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In numerology, 11:11 is considered to be a significant moment in time for an event to occur. It is seen as an example of synchronicity, as well as a favorable sign or a suggestion towards the presence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11:11_(numerology)
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Claim 3: “The plane belonged to local Peruvian airline Aerodiana.”
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Multiple sources, including the municipal government and news reports, identify the airline as Aerodiana.
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web search NEUTRAL — The municipal government said the aircraft, operated by Peruvian airline Aerodiana, had departed from the nearby city of Ica. Peruvian authorities said the cause of the accident is under investigation…
https://newsonair.gov.in/peru-13-people-killed-after-tourist…
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web search NEUTRAL — A tourist plane carrying 13 people crashed near Peru’s iconic Nazca Lines, killing all passengers and crew members on board, authorities said. Firefighters rushed to the crash site as investigators be…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rimaz_d18ws
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web search NEUTRAL — Peru's Ministry of Transport and Communications stated in its statement that there were 11 foreign tourists on board - Germans, Italians, and Spaniards - and two crew members. The small aircraft, a Ce…
https://unn.ua/en/news/a-plane-with-tourists-crashed-over-th…
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Claim 4: “A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board”
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Multiple independent news sources (BBC, Guardian, and other web results) confirm a tourist plane crashed in Peru killing all 13 people on board.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Peru from 12 to 13 April 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents, and the Congress of the Republic of Peru. As no presidential candidate achieved a majority of vote…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japanese Peruvians (Spanish: peruano-japonés or nipo-peruano; Japanese: 日系ペルー人, Nikkei Perūjin) are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry. Peru has the second largest ethnic Japanese popula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Peruvians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
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Claim 5: “The passengers included two German, two Spanish and seven Italian tourists”
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The specific nationality breakdown (7 Italians, 2 Germans, 2 Spaniards) is reported by both The Guardian and Peru's state news agency.
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web search NEUTRAL — The passengers were identified as seven Italians, two Germans – believed to be a couple – and two Spanish people.This deadly plane crash is far from the first at the Unesco world heritage site, which …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — A small plane has crashed in southern Peru, killing 13 people. The plane was carrying tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines, drawings and geometric figures etched into desert plains.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/peru-plane-crash-tour…
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web search NEUTRAL — A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.The passengers included two German, two Spanish and seven It…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70g132erlko
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Claim 6: “The Nazca Lines is a popular tourist attraction and Unesco World Heritage site in southern Peru that features ancient drawings of animals in desert sand.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm the Nazca Lines are a UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Peru featuring ancient geoglyphs/drawings of animals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazca is a city in Peru. Nazca, NAZCA or Nasca may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_(disambiguation)
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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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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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Claim 7: “And in 2010, a tourist plane went down over the site, killing six people on board.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny a crash in 2010 killing six people, although one source mentions a 2010 crash killing six (4 British, 2 Peruvian), the evidence provided for claim 8 specifically was empty.
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Claim 8: “In 2022, another small tourist plane crashed during a flight over the Nazca Lines site, killing seven on board.”
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Multiple sources confirm a 2022 crash over the Nazca Lines that killed seven people, including Dutch and Chilean nationals.
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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 — Five tourists and two crews died Friday when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru's famous Nazca lines.There were no survivors among the seven on board. The tourists were two Chileans and three …
https://en.prothomalo.com/international/americas/seven-dead-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The tourists were two Chileans and three people from the Netherlands, the civil defense office in Nazca said. Dozens of planes operate from the Maria Reiche airfield, flying tourists – mainly foreigne…
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-02-05/7-dead-in-tourist-plan…
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Claim 9: “The crash happened around 13:00 local time (19:00 BST) in the Pueblo Viejo region after the plane departed from an airport in Pisco, Peru.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the crash occurred around 13:00 local time in the Pueblo Viejo region after departing from Pisco, Peru.
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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 — Anti-Peruvian (Spanish: Antiperuanismo), or Peruvophobia, refers to negative feelings, fear, hatred and discrimination toward and/or against Peruvians based on a combination of historical, cultural, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Peruvian_sentiment
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego de Almagro (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ðe alˈmaɣɾo]; c. 1475 – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits and killings in western South Ame…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_de_Almagro
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