Overview
- Authorities confirmed the private twin‑engine aircraft went down shortly after takeoff near the Paipa aerodrome en route to Medellín, and the wreckage burned with no survivors.
- The victims were identified as Yeison Jiménez, 34; pilot Hernando Torres; Juan Manuel Rodríguez; Óscar Marín; Jefferson Osorio; and Weisman Mora.
- The Ministry of Transport, Aerocivil and the Attorney General’s Office opened technical and criminal inquiries, and the remains were transferred to the National Institute of Legal Medicine in Bogotá.
- Leaders, artists and fans shared condolences, Boyacá declared official mourning, and Manzanares, Caldas, decreed three days of grief.
- Widely shared videos appear to show the takeoff and crash, but investigators have not released conclusions about mechanical, operational or environmental factors.