{
  "id": 18000,
  "title": "Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/tourist-plane-crashes-during-flight-over-perus-nazca-lines-killing-13",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T22:31:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/at-least-13-dead-as-tourist-plane-crashes-during-flight-over-perus-nazca-lines"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A small aircraft crashed during a flight over Peru's Nazca Lines, resulting in the deaths of 13 people, including foreign tourists, according to local authorities. The Cessna Grand Caravan plummeted from the sky near the city of Pisco, approximately 12 kilometers away from the UNESCO World Heritage site. Among the victims were seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spanish individuals. The plane departed Pisco around 1pm local time (7pm BST) to provide aerial tours of the Nazca Lines, but lost contact with control shortly after takeoff and crashed at 1.20pm local time. Police Major Jorge Andrade confirmed that 11 passengers and two crew members perished in the incident, with only four bodies recovered thus far. The cause of the crash remains unknown, and an investigation has been launched by local authorities. Over the years, several overflights of the Nazca Lines have ended in disaster, with a total of seven fatalities recorded in crashes between 2010 and 2022. The municipality of Nazca expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of life and stated that the authorities would determine the cause of the accident and assign liability accordingly.",
  "summary": "Aircraft crashes into field after departing from nearby city of Pisco, according to local authorities Police in Peru report that 13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been killed in a plane crash in southern Peru, near the Nazca Lines. Local authorities in Nazca confirmed that 11 tourists and two pilots died when the Cessna Grand Caravan crashed in Pueblo Viejo, approximately 4 miles (6km)…",
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        "published": "2026-08-01T02:21:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Tourist plane crash leaves 13 dead in Peru",
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        "published": "2026-08-01T19:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on a Nazca Lines sightseeing flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/tourist-plane-crashes-in-peru-killing-13-on-a-nazca-lines-sightseeing",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "13 killed in tourist plane crash in Peru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/13-killed-in-tourist-plane-crash-in-peru",
        "published": "2026-08-01T20:36:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Police say 13 killed as small plane viewing Nazca Lines in Peru crashes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/police-say-13-killed-as-small-plane-viewing-nazca-lines-in-peru",
        "published": "2026-08-01T20:57:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on sightseeing flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/tourist-plane-crashes-in-peru-killing-13-people-on-sightseeing-flight",
        "published": "2026-08-01T20:59:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}