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Revision as of 14:09, 8 May 2012
| Founded | 1963 |
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| Ceased operations | January 4, 1972 |
| Hubs | Jorge Chavez International Airport |
| Focus cities | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Pucallpa Airport |
| Destinations | Cuzco,[1] Iquitos[1] |
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru |
| Key people | Juan Checa, President[1] |
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.[2]
Fleet
Over the years, LANSA operated 17 aircraft. All were Lockheed Aircraft models except for four NAMC YS-11 models.[3]
Accidents and incidents
- 27 April 1966, Registration OB-R-771, Lockheed L-749A Constellation, Tomas, Peru, 49 fatalities[4][5]
- 18 May 1969, Douglas DC-3 HI-159 was written off in the Dominican Republic.[6]
- 9 August 1970, Registration OB-R-939, Lockheed L-188 Electra, Cuzco, Peru, 101 fatalites[4][7]
- 24 December 1971, Registration OB-R-941, Lockheed L-188 Electra, Puerto Inca, Peru, 91 fatalities[4][8]
- 30 January 1975, Douglas DC-3 HI-222 crashed on take-off from Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo killing one of the 30 people on board. The aircraft was on an international scheduled passenger flight to Mais Gate Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[9]
- 2 March 1981, Douglas C-47B HK-2497 was substantially damaged in a forced landing at Anapoima following a double engine failure. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.[10]
References
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- ^ a b c Aéreas Nacionales "World Airlines" Flight International p.634, 6 May 1971
- ^ World Airlines Flight International, p. S31, 18 May 1972
- ^ ATDB
- ^ a b c BAA-ACRO
- ^ Accident history for 19660427-0 at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "HI-159 Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Accident history for 19700809-0 at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Accident history for 19711224-0 at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "HI-222 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "HK-2497 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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