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On Monday, November 21, a twin-engine Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain aircraft, HK-5121, crashed in a residential area of Medellin, Colombia. All eight onboard were killed, including two crew members and six passengers. There are no reports of any fatalities or injuries to persons on the ground.

The aircraft had taken off from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) and was on the climb when it reported an engine failure before crashing into a house in a densely populated area. According to Barrons, the Medellin mayor, Daniel Quintero, said:

"There has been a plane accident in the Belen Rosales sector. The full capacity of the government has been activated to assist the victims.

"Unfortunately, the pilot was not able to keep the plane aloft, and it crashed in the neighborhood. Seven homes were destroyed and six other buildings damaged."

The report said the aircraft was heading from Medellin to the municipality of Pizarro in the neighboring department of Choco. It had "signaled engine failure on takeoff and did not manage to return to the Olaya Herrera airport," one of two airports in Medellin.

The Piper Navajo Chieftan was built in 1976 and carries the manufacturer serial number 31-7652004. According to the Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives (BAAA), it was operated by Aeropaca SAS, a charter company based at Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport. The circumstances of the accident are as follows:

"The twin-engine airplane was chartered by the Grupo San Germán Express to carry a team of six people from Medellín to Pizarro, Chocó. Shortly after takeoff from runway 02 at Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, while in the initial climb, the crew encountered engine problems. The airplane went out of control and crashed onto a house located in the district of Belén Rosales, less than 500 meters from the runway end, bursting into flames. the house and the aircraft were destroyed, and all eight occupants were killed."

Source: Barrons, BAAA