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Colombia Confirms Crash of Missing Satena Flight, All 15 Aboard Dead

Authorities confirmed the crash in the Catatumbo mountains near the Venezuelan border, prompting an investigation into the cause.

Vue aérienne de l'épave d'un avion qui s'est écrasé, tuant 15 personnes, dans la municipalité de La Playa de Belen, dans le département de Norte de Santander, en Colombie, le 29 janvier 2026 A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border on January 28, killing all passengers and crew, according to authorities in Bogota. The plane took off from the Colombian border city of Cucuta and lost contact with air traffic control shortly before it was due to land in nearby Ocana around noon.
Des équipes de secours inspectent l'épave d'un avion qui s'est écrasé dans la municipalité de La Playa de Belen, dans le département de Norte de Santander, en Colombie, le 29 janvier 2026
Un membre des équipes de recherche et de secours devant l'épave d'un avion qui s'est écrasé dans la municipalité de La Playa de Belen, dans le département de Norte de Santander, en Colombie, le 29 janvier 2026
La compagnie Satena a communiqué sur la disparition de l’avion.

Overview

  • The Beechcraft 1900 (registration HK4709) operating the short Cúcuta–Ocaña route lost contact at 11:54 local time, about eight minutes before its scheduled landing.
  • Colombia’s civil aviation authority reported no survivors after the aircraft was located in mountainous terrain in Norte de Santander between Ábrego and La Playa.
  • Satena said search-and-rescue protocols were activated, with a unified command and a crisis center in Ocaña to coordinate operations and assist families.
  • Among the victims are Representative Diógenes Quintero and legislative candidate Carlos Salcedo, according to official announcements and local media reports.
  • Officials said the cause remains unknown and a formal inquiry has been opened by aeronautical investigators.