Overview
- Colombia’s civil aviation authority confirmed that Yeison Jiménez, 34, and five others died in a small-plane crash near Paipa, Boyacá.
- The aircraft departed Juan José Rondón Airport and failed to gain altitude, crashing in a field near the end of the runway between Paipa and Duitama, where it caught fire.
- Officials released the passenger list naming pilot Capitán Hernando Torres and companions Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Oscar Marín, Jefferson Osorio, and Weisman Mora.
- Colombia’s accident investigation office reported the aircraft’s registration as N325FA.
- Video posted to social media showed the plane on the runway before the crash and burning debris at the site, and Jiménez had been traveling to Medellín en route to a scheduled performance in Marinilla.