LANSA Flight 501

{{short description|1966 aviation accident}}

{{expand Russian|topic=transport|otherarticle=Катастрофа L-749 под Лимой|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox Aircraft accident

| name = LANSA Flight 501

| image = 35ak - The Constellation Group Lockheed L-749 Constellation; N494TW@ACH;08.08.1998 (5574221686).jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| caption = A Lockheed Constellation similar to the accident aircraft

| date = {{Start date|1966|04|27|df=y}}

| type = Controlled flight into terrain

| occurrence_type = Accident

| site = Mount Talaula, Tomas District, Peru

| coordinates = {{Coord|12|25|S|76|10|W|type:event|display=inline,title}}

| occupants = 49

| passengers = 43

| crew = 6

| fatalities = 49

| survivors = 0

| aircraft_type = Lockheed L-749A Constellation

| origin = Jorge Chávez International Airport

| stopover =

| destination = Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

| operator = LANSA

| tail_number = OB-R-771

}}

LANSA Flight 501 was a domestic flight from Lima to Cusco operated by a Lockheed L-749 Constellation aircraft registration OB-R-771. On 27 April 1966 Flight 501 crashed into a mountain side in Tomas District, killing all 49 on board.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660427-0 |title=Flight 501 crashed into Mount Talaula |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=1966-04-27 |access-date=2012-12-22}}

The plane radioed a distress call 10 minutes after takeoff. At least four Americans, two Swiss, one Canadian, three Germans and one Spaniard were on board. Three of the Americans were Peace Corps volunteers.{{cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1966/04/28/page/1/article/report-andes-plane-crash |title=Report Andes Plane Crash |publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=1966-04-28 |access-date=2017-05-03}} Also on the plane were three members of the University of Cuzco, including its rector, Jorge Chávez Chaparro.{{Cite magazine |title=Homenaje póstumo al ilustre Rector desaparecido Sr. D. Jorge Chávez Chaparro y a los docentes y funcionarios Sr. Dr. César Enríquez Cabrera y C.P. José Grajeda Navarrete |magazine=Revista Universitaria |url=http://cbiblioteca.unsaac.edu.pe/revista/REVISTA126-127-128-129.pdf |pages=7*, 404–413 |issue=126–129 |year=1966}}

File:LANSA Flight 501.png and route prescribed by airline of LANSA flight 501]]