Líneas Aéreas Nacionales
| Lineas Aéreas Nacionales SA | |
|---|---|
| For an explanation, see itemization | |
| IATA code : | unknown |
| ICAO code : | unknown |
| Call sign : | |
| Founding: | 1963 |
| Operation stopped: | 1972 |
| Seat: |
Lima , Peru
|
| Home airport : | Lima Airport |
| Company form: | SA |
| Management: | Juan Checa (President) |
| Fleet size: | 4 (in 1971) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Lineas Aéreas Nacionales SA ceased operations in 1972. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Lineas Aéreas Nacionales SA, LANSA for short , was a Peruvian airline with headquarters in Lima and the aviation hub at Lima Airport .
It flew between 1963 and 1971 until its license to operate was revoked on December 24, 1971 as a result of the crash of a Lockheed L-188 Electra on LANSA Flight 508 , general safety problems and falsification of maintenance records.
fleet
LANSA operated a total of 19 aircraft:
- 2 Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049
- 9 Lockheed Constellation L-749
- 4 Lockheed L-188 Electra
- 4 NAMC YS-11
Incidents
LANSA has suffered three total write-offs in its history, in which three machines were destroyed and a total of 241 people died:
- April 27, 1966: Lockheed Constellation L-749 from Lima to Cusco ( LANSA flight 501 ), 49 fatalities
- August 9, 1970: Lockheed L-188 Electra from Cusco to Lima (LANSA flight 502), 101 fatalities
- December 24, 1971: Lockheed L-188 Electra on LANSA Flight 508 , 91 fatalities.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .