Colombia: There has been a plane accident in the Belen Rosales sector. The full capacity of government has been activated to assist the victims,” Mayor Daniel Quintero wrote on Twitter. A small plane carrying eight people crashed into a residential area of Colombia’s second-largest city Medellin on Monday, killing all on board, airport authorities said. Flight Crashes into house all passengers dead at Colombia.
The aircraft took off from the Olaya Herrera airport in the morning and reported an engine failure before crashing into a house, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air.The airport’s Twitter account reported that the eight people in the plane — six passengers and two crew — had been reported as “fatalities.” Flight Crashes into house all passengers dead at Colombia.
(11:30 a. m.) ? Las ocho personas que iban en la aeronave (seis pasajeros y dos tripulantes) fueron reportadas por @DAGRDMedellin como víctimas mortales. La emergencia se sigue atendiendo. #EnDesarrollo
— Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera, Medellín (@AeropuertoEOH) November 21, 2022
There was no indication if anyone had been injured or killed in the house.”There has been a plane accident in the Belen Rosales sector. The full capacity of government has been activated to assist the victims,” Mayor Daniel Quintero wrote on Twitter earlier.
Se ha presentado el accidente de una avioneta en el sector de Belen Rosales. Todas las capacidades de la administración se han activado para socorrer a las Victimas.
— Daniel Quintero Calle (@QuinteroCalle) November 21, 2022
He said the plane was a twin-engine Piper heading from Medellin to the municipality of Pizarro in the neighboring department of Choco.The plane “signaled engine failure on takeoff and did not manage to return to the Olaya Herrera airport,” one of two in Medellin.
The aircraft crashed into a house, destroying its upper floors, according to images shared by the emergency services. Firefighters were working to douse flames amid scattered tiles and collapsed brick walls. Medellin lies in a narrow valley, surrounded by the Andes mountains.
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In 2016, a plane carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense football team ran out of fuel and crashed in the mountains near the city, killing 71 of the 77 people on board, including 16 players.
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