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title: "Tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13"
description: "Most outlets reported the crash of a small tourist plane near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13 people, with Aaj News (English) specifying the day of the incident and citing the Peruvian government. Dunya News added details about the aircraft type and the airline, noting it belonged to Aerodiana and had taken off from Pisco Airport. Both excerpts focused on the fatal crash and the number of deaths, with no additional framing or emphasis."
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# Tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13

world · latest filing 3 Aug 2026, 2:12 PM PKT · 1–3 Aug 2026 · 7 articles from 6 outlets over 3 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the crash of a small tourist plane over Peru’s Nazca Lines, emphasizing the number of dead (13) and the location. Arab News Pakistan cited TVPeru and included a partial quote suggesting at least 11 were accounted for, while 24 News HD attributed the death toll to police and added context about the plane’s purpose of carrying foreign tourists.

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 3 Aug 2026 — 13 die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines (1 outlet)

- **Samaa** — [13 die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines](https://www.samaa.tv/2087354619-13-die-in-tourist-plane-crash-over-peru-s-nazca-lines) · 3 Aug 2026, 2:12 PM PKT
  > A tourist plane crashed near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13 people as authorities investigate the cause of the tragedy.

### 2 Aug 2026 — Tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13 (3 outlets)

> Most outlets reported the crash of a small tourist plane near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13 people, with Aaj News (English) specifying the day of the incident and citing the Peruvian government. Dunya News added details about the aircraft type and the airline, noting it belonged to Aerodiana and had taken off from Pisco Airport. Both excerpts focused on the fatal crash and the number of deaths, with no additional framing or emphasis.

- **Aaj News (English)** — [Tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines, killing 13](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330466163/tourist-plane-crashes-near-perus-nazca-lines-killing-13) · 2 Aug 2026, 3:50 PM PKT
  > A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over ​the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru’s government ‌said. Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications said in a statement that the plane was carrying 11 foreign tourists — German, Italian and Spanish visitors — and two crew members. The Ministry said the plane crashed in the area ​of Socos, ap...
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2653151/world) · 2 Aug 2026, 12:08 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > BOGOTA: A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said.Nazca’s municipal government said the plane departed from the nearby city of Ica and was operated by Peruvian company Aerodiana. On its website, the airline said that it has offered scenic flights over the Nazca line...
- **Dunya News** — [13 die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/965872-13-die-in-tourist-plane-crash-over-perus-nazca-lines) · 2 Aug 2026, 10:17 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The small plane, a Cessna Caravan C-208 aircraft, belonged ⁠to the local Peruvian airline Aerodiana and had taken off from the Pisco Airport

### 1 Aug 2026 — Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru’s Nazca Lines (3 outlets)

> Most outlets led with the number of deaths and the location of the crash, emphasizing the involvement of a small tourist plane and the Nazca Lines. Arab News Pakistan and The Express Tribune specified the aircraft as a Cessna Caravan and mentioned the nationalities of the tourists (German, Italian, and Spanish), while 24 News HD did not include these details. All excerpts attributed the information to official sources, with Arab News Pakistan citing TVPeru and 24 News HD citing police.

- **The Express Tribune** — [Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2621652/thirteen-die-in-tourist-plane-crash-over-perus-nazca-lines) · 2 Aug 2026, 8:09 AM PKT
  > Cessna Caravan carrying German, Italian and Spanish tourists goes down near Socos, officials say
- **24 News HD** — [13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru](https://www.24newshd.tv/02-Aug-2026/13-dead-small-tourist-plane-crashes-peru) · 2 Aug 2026, 7:47 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Peru's famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, police said.
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru’s Nazca Lines, TVPeru says](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2653071/world) · 1 Aug 2026, 1:08 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > LIMA: A ​small tourist plane crashed on Saturday ‌as ‌it ​flew ‌over ⁠the ​Nazca Lines ⁠archaeological site in southern Peru ⁠leaving ‌13 ‌dead, ​Peruvian state ‌news ‌channel TVPeru said. “We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters from the crash site in the country’s south.

7 articles from 6 outlets, 1–3 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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