# Tourist sightseeing plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing all 13 aboard > A small tourist plane crashed into a field near the city of Nazca in southern Peru on August 1 while flying over the Nazca Lines UNESCO archaeological site, killing all 13 people on board, including 11 passengers and two pilots; the aircraft lost contact with the control tower shortly after takeoff, and sightseeing flights over the Nazca Lines were suspended as Peruvian authorities opened an investigation into the cause. **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-08-01 · heads: 何が壊れたか · 7 takes · 5 lenses · 7 regions ## Summary A small tourist plane crashed into a field near Nazca, a city in southern Peru, on August 1 while conducting a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines, one of the world's most visited UNESCO World Heritage archaeological sites. All 13 people on board were killed, including 11 passengers and 2 pilots, according to Peruvian police confirmed to Al Jazeera. The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower shortly after takeoff, Reuters reported, citing Peruvian broadcaster TV Peru. Flights over the Nazca Lines were suspended as authorities began an investigation into the cause. ## The split Coverage was uniform on the death toll and the basic sequence of events. Al Jazeera and Reuters led with the UNESCO heritage context; the Pakistani outlet Geo.tv and Canada's CP24 led with the flight suspension and emergency response. No outlet had access to an official cause of the crash, and all noted the investigation was at an early stage. Ukrainian outlet Mezha.net emphasised the unclear cause and called for the investigation findings, the only report that framed the ambiguity explicitly. ## By the numbers - 13, total killed, all on board - 11, passengers aboard - 2, pilots killed - 0, survivors ## Why it matters Small-plane sightseeing flights over the Nazca Lines, which cover about 450 sq km of Peruvian desert and can only be seen from the air in their full geometric form, are a significant tourism draw in southern Peru. Crashes at the site are not unknown, but a single event killing 13 is among the deadlier Peruvian aviation accidents in recent years, and the suspension of Nazca flights affects an active commercial tourism operation. ## What to watch - Peruvian transport authority findings on the crash cause - Whether the flight suspension over the Nazca Lines is extended beyond the initial investigation period - Identification of passengers and their nationalities ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Gulf-based international broadcaster; leads with the UNESCO heritage context and the official police confirmation of 13 dead, 11 passengers and 2 pilots - **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — Al Jazeera confirmed 13 killed, citing police, and noted the site is a UNESCO World Heritage area; the outlet provided the first full English-language breakdown of casualties as 11 passengers and 2 pilots. > "Those killed included 11 passengers and two pilots flying over the famous archaeological site, recognised by UNESCO." Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/police-say-13-killed-as-small-plane-viewing-nazca-lines-in-peru-crashes ### Reuters wire relayed via Italian outlet; first to cite TV Peru and to note the loss of contact minutes after takeoff, establishing the sequence of events - **Reuters via Internazionale** (Italy, en) — Reuters, via Internazionale, reports that the small tourist aircraft lost contact with the control tower shortly after takeoff and crashed while flying over the Nazca Lines; the wire cites TV Peru as the primary Peruvian source and gives the death toll as 13. > "A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13, TV Peru said." Source: https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/08/01/thirteen-die-in-tourist-plane-crash-over-peru-s-nazca-lines-tvperu-says ### Major Pakistani broadcaster; adds detail that flights over the Nazca Lines were suspended after the crash and that emergency crews reached the smouldering wreckage - **Geo.tv** (Pakistan, en) — Geo.tv adds that Nazca Lines tourist flights were suspended following the crash and that emergency response teams were dispatched to the scene, providing operational context beyond the initial death toll. > "Tourist plane loses contact with control tower before crash. Authorities launch investigation into cause of deadly crash. Wreckage smoulders as emergency crews respond." Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/675770-thirteen-die-in-tourist-plane-crash-over-perus-nazca-lines ### Ukrainian tech and news outlet covering international events; reports the crash cause as unclear and notes officials are investigating, providing an independent Eastern European English-language take - **Mezha.net** (Ukraine, en) — Mezha.net confirms that contact was lost minutes after takeoff, notes the cause is unclear and that Peruvian officials opened an investigation, and reports that flights over the Nazca Lines were suspended pending inquiry. > "Contact was lost with the sightseeing flight minutes after takeoff. Officials now investigate unclear causes while flights over Nazca remain suspended." Source: https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/a05abe6a_tourist_plane_crashed/ ### unlabelled - **CP24** (Canada, en) — Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/08/01/tourist-plane-crashes-in-peru-killing-13-on-a-nazca-lines-sightseeing-flight/ - **The Sun** (United Kingdom, en) — Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/16780880/plane-crash-kills-13-sightseeing-peru/ - **Newscord** (United States, en) — Source: https://newscord.org/article/small-tourist-plane-crashes-near-nazca-lines-in-peru-killing-13--Story_20260801_Touristplanecrashesiefc607ac ## Across the graph - Related: [[fujimori-peru-inauguration-0728]] - Entities: Peru --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/ja/n/peru-nazca-crash-0801