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Colombian Singer Yeison Jiménez and Five Others Killed in Boyacá Plane Crash

Officials have launched technical and legal investigations to determine why the privately owned aircraft failed to gain altitude and crashed.

Overview

  • The twin‑engine Piper PA‑31 Navajo, reported as N325FA and owned by the artist, crashed seconds after departing Paipa for Medellín/Marinilla and was consumed by fire.
  • Aeronáutica Civil confirmed there were no survivors and identified the victims as Capt. Hernando Torres (pilot), Jéfferson Osorio (manager), Óscar Marín (assistant), Juan Manuel Rodríguez and Weisman Mora, along with Jiménez.
  • Aeronáutica Civil’s accident unit (DIACC) and the Fiscalía opened inquiries, and the remains were transferred to the National Institute of Legal Medicine in Bogotá.
  • Authorities have not determined a cause; media have reported unconfirmed hypotheses such as engine trouble or loss of lift during initial climb.
  • President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez offered condolences, Boyacá decreed departmental mourning, and Manzanares (Caldas) declared three days of mourning.