SATENA Flight 8849
 HK-4709, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2025 | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 January 2026 |
| Summary | Crashed; under investigation |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operator | SEARCA on behalf of SATENA |
| IATA flight No. | 9R8849 |
| ICAO flight No. | NSE8849 |
| Call sign | SATENA 8849 |
| Registration | HK-4709 |
| Flight origin | Camilo Daza International Airport, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia |
| Destination | Aguas Claras Airport, Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia |
| Occupants | 15 |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On January 28, 2026, SATENA Flight 8849, a scheduled domestic flight in Colombia from Camilo Daza International Airport in Cúcuta to Aguas Claras Airport in Ocaña, crashed in Curasica, Playa de Belén, Norte de Santander. The Beechcraft 1900 operating the flight was carrying 13 passengers and two crew members. All 15 occupants were killed.[1]
Background
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft involved in the accident was HK-4709, a Beechcraft 1900D manufactured in 1994 and operated by SEARCA for SATENA.[2] The aircraft had 32,000 flight hours at the time of accident.[3]
Passengers and crew
[edit]At least 15 people were on board at the time of the accident, consisting of two crew members and thirteen passengers. Among the passengers were Diógenes Quintero, a member of the Chamber of Representatives, and Carlos Salcedo, a candidate running in the March 2026 congressional election.[4][5] The pilot had more than 10,000 hours of flying experience.[6]
Crash
[edit]The plane took off from Camilo Daza International Airport in Cúcuta at 16:42 UTC.[7] The last contact was made at 16:54 UTC near the Venezuelan border.[8][9][10] The wreckage was discovered in a rugged, densely covered area of the Cordillera Oriental[11] known as Curasica in Playa de Belén.[12] The plane was completely destroyed upon impact and no survivors were reported. The tail section and a chunk of fuselage remained intact.[13][14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hradecky, Simon (28 January 2026). "Crash: Satena B190 at Ocana on Jan 28th 2026, controlled flight into terrain". avherald.com. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Incident Beechcraft 1900D HK-4709, Wednesday 28 January 2026". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Hurtado, Angie Nataly Ruiz (28 January 2026). "Habló uno de los hombres que encontró avión de Satena accidentado en Norte de Santander con 15 personas a bordo y dio hipótesis: 'Niebla'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Colombian lawmaker among 15 missing in plane disappearance". Al Jazeera. 28 January 2026. Archived from the original on 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "¿Quién era Diógenes Quintero, el congresista que murió en la avioneta de Satena?" (in Spanish). Noticias RCN. 28 January 2026. Archived from the original on 29 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Cause of plane crash in Colombia that killed 15, including Congress member, under investigation". AP News. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ @flightradar24 (28 January 2026). "The last received position from HK-4709 by Flightradar24 was 8.199758, -73.13736 at 16:54 UTC. The aircraft departed Cucuta at 16:42 UTC" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via Twitter.
- ^ Lynch, Benjamin; Belcher, Annette (28 January 2026). "Flight with 19 passengers 'vanishes from radar'". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Blanquicet, Jesús Antonio (28 January 2026). "Esto es lo que se sabe del avión de Satena desaparecido con 15 personas a bordo cerca de la región del Catatumbo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Colombia plane carrying lawmaker, 14 others goes missing near Venezuela border". India Today. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Colombia plane crash investigators battle poor weather to reach site". France 24. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Plane with 15 on board crashes in northern Colombia; no survivors". BNO News. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Hallan avión de Satena desaparecido en el Catatumbo: primeras imágenes muestran los restos; no habría sobrevivientes" [Satena plane missing in Catatumbo found: first images show wreckage; no survivors reported]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Ramos, Fernando; Zegarra, Gonzalo; Torres, Mauricio; Rios, Michael (28 January 2026). "No survivors found after Colombian plane crashes with 15 people on board, including lawmaker". CNN. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
External links
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Media related to SATENA Flight 8895 at Wikimedia Commons
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