Skip to playerSkip to main content
On Wednesday, a small plane crashed in a rural area of Norte de Santander province, Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, including a congressman, according to authorities. The state‑owned airline Satena reported that local officials in Curasica alerted authorities to the crash site, prompting the deployment of rescue teams. The Colombian Transportation Ministry later confirmed that no survivors were found. The aircraft, registered as HK4709, had departed from Cucuta at 11:42 a.m. bound for Ocaña on a 40‑minute flight, with its final contact with air traffic control occurring just minutes after takeoff.

#teleSUREnglish #Colombia #PlaneCrash #NorteDeSantander #Satena #Aviation #Tragedy

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00On Wednesday, a small plane crash in a rural area of Colombia's norte desentender.
00:05Killing all 15 people on board, including a congressman, according to...
00:10Authorities.
00:11Zatena, the state-owned airline, said local officials incur...
00:15...as he got notified authorities about the crash site, and a rescue team was deployed.
00:20The Colombian Transportation Ministry later stated that authorities found no survival after
00:24locating the aircraft.
00:25The aircraft registered as HK4909.
00:30They took off from Cucuta at 11.42am, bound for Ocaña at...
00:35...a 40-minute flight.
00:36According to a statement released by Zatena, the aircraft...
00:40...as final contact with the air traffic control came minutes after takeoff.
00:45...as radares y no se tuvo más comunicación con la aeronave.
00:49Hemos dispuesto...
00:50From the outset, we have deployed all the capabilities of the security forces.
00:55...including aircrafts and helicopters from the Air Force to...
01:00...to assist in the search, and at this time to assist the national...
01:05...army with the capabilities required to recover the...
01:10...the wreckage of the aircraft and the bodies of those who died.
01:15.
Comments

Recommended