Aircraft Collision with Radio Antenna Near Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez Airport (OB-T-1271)

Incident Overview During final approach to Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez Airport, a twin-engine aircraft collided with a radio antenna. The impact caused the aircraft to crash into a building in a residential area, located a few kilometers short of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed in the incident. ## Casualties All 10 people on board were killed. Among the fatalities were 8 U.S. citizens who were returning to Lima after a sightseeing tour in the Nazca region. The remaining occupants were not identified in the source material. ## Location and Context The crash occurred in a residential area near the airport, with the aircraft striking a radio antenna before impacting the building. The source does not specify the exact distance from the runway beyond noting it was a few kilometers short.