Infamy

For example, in 1966, LANSA flight 501 careered into a mountain, killing all of the passengers onboard. Just a few years later, LANSA flight 502 then crashed. Of the 100 passengers onboard that flight, only one survived, and the crash also took the lives of several people on the ground.

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Even in spite of its history, LANSA remained a popular airline. In December 1971, Flight 508 took off from the capital city of Lima. This was the flight that Juliane and Maria were on. The crew was small and there were less than 100 passengers onboard. The takeoff went as planned.