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SATENA Beechcraft 1900D crashes in northeastern Colombia; all 15 aboard killed

A SATENA Beechcraft 1900D operating flight HK‑4709 from Cúcuta to Ocaña crashed in the mountainous Catatumbo region; authorities located the wreckage in the hamlet of Curasica. Civil aviation regulators confirmed 13 passengers and two crew were killed; there are no survivors.

Discovered 2026-01-28T11:38:54.925022-08:00 | 2026-01-28T11:38:54.925022-08:00

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  • Fifteen people — 13 passengers and two crew — died when SATENA’s Beechcraft 1900D (HK‑4709) went down in Catatumbo; the loss includes political figures and will immediately affect SATENA’s regional operations and prompt government scrutiny.

  • Determination of cause will depend on recovery and analysis of flight recorders, terrain and weather data; the role of recorders in shaping investigations is shown by the recent recovery of ATR 42 recorders in Indonesia (recovered flight recorders).

  • This incident contributes to a sequence of recent fatal domestic crashes that will influence regulator and operator responses—see related recent domestic accidents (Mexican Navy medevac crash off Texas coast) and (domestic private jet crash during emergency landing attempt).

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First Seen
2026-01-28T11:38:54.925022-08:00
Latest Update
2026-01-30T21:14:43.904821-08:00
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