The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. local time after the plane took off from the airport in Pisco, located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of the capital Lima.
"We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died," Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters at the crash site.
"Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far," Andrade said, without identifying the victims.
Police officers and forensic teams work at the scene of a small-plane crash in the Vista Alegre district of Nazca, Peru, on Aug. 1, 2026. Photo by AFP
He also did not give any immediate indication of what may have caused the crash. Peru's civil aviation authority will investigate and agents were already on the scene collecting evidence.
