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Yeison Jiménez, 34, Dies in Boyacá Plane Crash That Killed Six

Investigators have opened a technical inquiry as authorities say the private flight failed to gain altitude after departing Paipa.

Overview

  • Officials confirmed there were no survivors after the aircraft crashed and burned in a rural area between Paipa and Duitama, in the Romita/Merengo sector.
  • Victims included the singer, pilot Hernando Torres, and passengers Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Óscar Marín, Jéfferson Osorio and Weisman Mora, according to the Boyacá government.
  • The aircraft, identified as N325FA, was departing Paipa for Medellín with the artist scheduled to perform later in Marinilla, based on flight plans and event listings.
  • Aerocivil and its accidents unit (DIACC) activated search-and-rescue and secured the site, launching a formal technical investigation with updates to follow.
  • Boyacá decreed departmental mourning and national leaders offered condolences, while prior interviews in which Jiménez described recurring dreams of an air accident resurfaced online.