# NTSB GAA26WA072: Piper PA-31-325, N325FA, Paipa, Colombia, January 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: January 10, 2026, 21:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Paipa, Colombia
- Coordinates: 5.774639, -73.083917
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.7746&lon=-73.0839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA26WA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202288/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA072

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-31-325, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7103105), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N325FA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N325FA), registered now, S/N 31-8212005, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-325
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-8212005
- Year built: 1982
- Engines: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 310 horsepower turbo prop; LYCOMING 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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