Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S. A. (Peru)
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Lineas Aéreas Nacionales S.A. (LANSA) was a Peruvian commercial airline headquartered in Peru
. The airline had two major airline accidents, LANSA Flight 502 (on August 9, 1970) and LANSA Flight 508
(on December 24, 1971).
It was established in 1963 and lost its operating authority on January 4, 1972 when its working capital was exhausted.
models.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The airline had two major airline accidents, LANSA Flight 502 (on August 9, 1970) and LANSA Flight 508
LANSA Flight 508
LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, registered OB-R-941, operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima , that crashed in a thunderstorm en route from Lima, Peru to Pucallpa, Peru, on December 24, 1971, killing 91 people –...
(on December 24, 1971).
It was established in 1963 and lost its operating authority on January 4, 1972 when its working capital was exhausted.
Fleet
Over the years, LANSA operated 17 aircraft. All were Lockheed Aircraft models except for four NAMC YS-11NAMC YS-11
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The program was initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1954, the aircraft was rolled out in 1962, and production ceased in 1974.-Development and design:In...
models.
Accidents and incidents
- 27 April 1966, Registration OB-R-771, Lockheed L-749A Constellation, TomasTomásTomás is a Spanish, Portuguese and Gaelic given name or, occasionally, surname, equivalent of Thomas...
, Peru, 49 fatalities - 18 May 1969, Douglas DC-3Douglas DC-3The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
HI-159 was written off in the Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. - 9 August 1970, Registration OB-R-939, Lockheed L-188 ElectraLockheed L-188 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flying in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes which prompted an expensive modification program to fix a design...
, Cuzco, Peru, 101 fatalites - 24 December 1971, Registration OB-R-941, Lockheed L-188 ElectraLockheed L-188 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flying in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes which prompted an expensive modification program to fix a design...
, Puerto IncaPuerto Inca DistrictPuerto Inca District is one of five districts of the province Puerto Inca in Peru.-References:...
, Peru, 91 fatalities - 30 January 1975, Douglas DC-3Douglas DC-3The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
HI-222 crashed on take-off from Las Américas International AirportLas Américas International Airport-Cargo airlines:-Accidents and incidents:*On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board ....
, Santo DomingoSanto DomingoSanto Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
killing one of the 30 people on board. The aircraft was on an international scheduled passenger flight to Mais Gate Airport, Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. - 2 March 1981, Douglas C-47B HK-2497 was substantially damaged in a forced landing at AnapoimaAnapoimaAnapoima is a Colombian municipality in the department of Cundinamarca located from Bogotá.-History:The first inhabitants of the region were the Anapoymas Indians of the Panche nation. Between Tocaima and Tena there existed only small indigenous houses. The town was founded on August 10, 1627 by...
following a double engine failure. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.