Colombian Music Star Yeison Jiménez Dies in Private Plane Crash

2026-01-11 global

Bogotá, Sunday, 11 January 2026.
Colombian music icon Yeison Jiménez died Saturday in a plane crash. The tragedy carries a chilling dimension, as the singer recently revealed recurring dreams explicitly foretelling his death in an aviation disaster.

Fatal Flight Trajectory

The fatal incident occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, 10 January 2026, when the aircraft, registered as N325FA, crashed in the Vereda Romita sector between the municipalities of Paipa and Duitama [1][3][5]. The charter flight had departed from Juan José Rondón Airport with a flight plan destined for Medellín but failed to gain altitude shortly after takeoff, impacting a field near the end of the runway and subsequently catching fire [2][3][4]. According to Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil), the Search and Rescue Coordination Center (SAR) in Bogotá detected the activation of the aircraft’s emergency locator transmitter (ELT), triggering an immediate response from local police and fire services [1][3].

Victims and Itinerary

Authorities confirmed there were no survivors among the six occupants on board [1]. The victims have been identified as Yeison Jiménez, pilot Captain Hernando Torres, and four members of the singer’s team: Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Oscar Marín, Jefferson Osorio, and Weisman Mora [5]. The group was in the midst of a demanding tour schedule; Jiménez had performed in Málaga, Santander, on Friday night and arrived in Paipa to rest before the intended flight to Medellín, from where they planned to travel to Marinilla, Antioquia, for a scheduled performance on Saturday evening [5].

Haunted by Premonitions

The tragedy has drawn intense scrutiny to a series of interviews in which Jiménez detailed specific premonitions regarding his death in an aviation disaster. In a chilling interview recorded in December, the singer revealed he had experienced the same dream on three separate occasions in which he died in a plane crash [2]. He described a specific scenario in these dreams where he warned the pilot about a failure, only for the pilot to respond that the issue had been fixed just before the accident occurred [4]. In the third recurrence of the dream, Jiménez reported seeing the accident unfold on the news [4].

Historical Context of Fear

These recurring nightmares appear rooted in a traumatic real-life event from 2020. Jiménez had previously sought therapy after a flight incident where an aircraft suffered a burst and began to tilt 13 to 14 seconds after takeoff [4][6]. He recalled seeing engine error messages indicating “Bad left, bad right” and described a profound fear of dying without meeting his son, Santiago, who was born just days after that specific incident on 4 June 2020 [4][6]. Jiménez had described his survival of that event as a “miracle” [2].

Investigation and Musical Legacy

The Technical Directorate of Accident Investigation at Aerocivil has initiated protocols to determine the precise causes of the crash [3]. As investigators work at the site, the Colombian music industry faces the loss of one of its most dominant figures. Jiménez, a titan of the “música popular” genre, had successfully filled Bogotá’s El Campín stadium with 40,000 fans on 26 July 2025 and was scheduled to return to the prestigious venue for another major concert on 28 March 2026 [4]. His death creates a significant void in the regional market, cutting short a career that had garnered millions of streams and established him as one of the genre’s most recognizable voices over the last decade [1].

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