JAKARTA - A small plane crashed in the countryside of Norte de Santander Province, Colombia, Thursday, January 29. This incident killed all 15 passengers, including members of the local DPR.
"After the plane was found at the location, the authorities regretfully confirmed that no one survived," the Colombian Ministry of Transport said in a statement quoted by AFP, Thursday, January 29.
Satena, a Colombian airline that operates the flight, first reported the accident to the authorities who then deployed a SAR team.
The plane, which has the registration number HK4709, initially took off at 11.42 local time from an airport in Cucuta, the capital of the department, heading for Ocana, a municipality surrounded by mountains.
The plane's route usually only takes about 40 minutes.
According to Satena's statement, the last contact between the plane and air traffic controllers occurred minutes after takeoff.
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