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Cessna Crash in Colombian Amazon Kills Four Near Mitú

The victims were election registry employees returning from Bocoa, a remote Vaupés community served mainly by small planes.

Overview

  • Colombia’s civil aviation authority located the wreckage incinerated and confirmed four fatalities at the crash site.
  • The single‑engine Cessna HK‑641 lost contact about two minutes after takeoff from a rural airstrip as it headed to Mitú.
  • Three victims were identified as Registraduría employees Gabriel Gómez Sánchez, José Misael Silva Bernal and Nadia Valentina Valencia Yepes, along with the pilot.
  • The team was returning after the first day of voter registration for the March 2026 legislative elections in remote communities.
  • Aeronáutica Civil has launched recovery operations and an accident investigation, and no cause has been determined.