- Date
- January 10, 2026, 21:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Paipa, Colombia
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N325FAPiper PA-31-325
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 202288
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N325FA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-325
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8212005
- Built
- 1982
- Engines
- Lycoming TI0-540 SER, 310 horsepower, turbo propLycoming TI0-540 SER, 310 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Yj Company S.A.S
- Registered owner
- Yj Company S.A.S
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SKPA · Paipa, OF
- Destination
- SKMD · Medellín, OF
- Equipment
- Unknown
N325FARegistered now · Piper PA-31-325Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.