January 28, 2026, 9:19 p.mJan 28, 2026, 10:57 p.m
On Wednesday evening (Swiss time) a plane belonging to the Colombian state airline Satena disappeared – without a trace. The flight had the city of Ocaña as its destination.
The authorities now say that the plane crashed in the Curasica sector. None of the 15 people on board survived. It is not yet known how the crash occurred.
#UltimaHora Authorities of the PMU confirm that the aeronautics of Satena are located in the sector of Curasica, in the rural area of La Playa de Belén.
There are no accidents in the air. pic.twitter.com/22mBRMDcx9
— Caracol Radio Cúcuta (@CaracolCucuta) January 28, 2026
According to the flight plan, the plane took off from Medellín on Wednesday morning (local time). “According to initial information, the plane – with capacity for 19 passengers – was scheduled to land at Aguas Claras airport in Ocaña at 12:10 p.m., but never reached its destination,” reports the Colombian daily newspaper “El Heraldo”.
Local authorities are said to have activated emergency protocols. In addition, a crisis team was set up in Ocaña to coordinate search and rescue measures.
Colombian Transport Minister María Fernanda Rojas confirmed on Platform X that there were 13 passengers and 2 crew members on board the aircraft.
The Dirección de Investigación de Accidentes de la @AerocivilCol This information is received in relation to the communication mode of the aeronautical unit HK4709 which covers the route Cúcuta – Ocaña with 13 pasajeros and 2 tripulantes. Se activaron los protocols…
— Mafe Rojas (@maferojas) January 28, 2026
According to Wilmer Carrillo, deputy of the Assembly of Norte de Santander, on board the plane were a national deputy and a lawyer from the Court of Peace in Colombia, which was created after the peace agreement with the former FARC guerrillas in 2016. “We have noted with concern the information about the plane crash,” Carrillo wrote on X. (hkl, with material from the SDA and AFP news agencies)
Update follows…