Flight 501: Scheduled Domestic Flight from Lima to Cuzco (OB-R-771)

Flight Details and Departure Flight 501 was a scheduled domestic flight operating from Lima to Cuzco. The aircraft was instructed to take off from runway 15 and climb in accordance with No. 2 standard climb procedure. This procedure, as described in the airline's route guide, required climbing on a heading of 190° until 9 nautical miles southwest of the airport, then turning to a heading of 120°. The flight departed Lima-Callao-Jorge Chavez International Airport at 0740 local time, which was 10 minutes after the take-off time indicated on the flight plan. At 0757 hours, the flight contacted Lima radio on the route frequency of 126.9 MCIS and reported: “Departed Lima-Callao at 1240Z, climbing, estimating Ayacucho at 1337Z.” This was the last message received from the aircraft, although Lima and Cuzco repeatedly called the aircraft around 0840 hours.