Colombian Singer Yeison Jiménez Killed in Plane Crash

Colombian música popular singer Yeison Jiménez, 34, and five others died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from a small airfield in Paipa, Boyacá, on Saturday afternoon, authorities confirmed.

The light aircraft, registered as N325FA and owned by Jiménez's company YJ Company SAS, was en route to Medellín for a scheduled concert when it failed to gain altitude and crashed in a field near the runway around 4 p.m. local time. Video footage circulating online captured the plane struggling as it left the runway, with shouts of "the runway is running out" audible before it burst into flames. Emergency services and police arrived at the scene, where all six occupants were pronounced dead.

Among the victims were pilot Captain Hernando Torres, passengers Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Óscar Marín, Jefferson Osorio—Jiménez's manager—and Weisman Mora, the singer's photographer. Mora had posted a final video of the group aboard the plane moments before departure. Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority stated that the Technical Directorate for Accident Investigation has begun collecting evidence, including a review of the aircraft. Transportation Minister Fernanda Rojas announced that a full probe...