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LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lightning and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru, killing 91.
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LANSA Flight 508
1971 aviation accident in Peru
LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima that crashed in a thunderstorm en route from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru on 24 December 1971, killing 91 people – all six crew on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Puerto Inca District
District in Huánuco, Peru
Puerto Inca District is one of five districts of the province Puerto Inca in Peru. On December 24 1971, LANSA sole Lockheed Electra crashed in the district. All but one of the people on board were killed.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Department of Huánuco
Departments of Peru
Huánuco is a department and region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions in the north, the Ucayali Region in the east, the Pasco Region in the south and the Lima and Ancash regions in the west. Its capital is the city Huánuco.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Peru
Country in South America
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 Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 24
Day of the year
December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; seven days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)