The Colombian authorities reported that no survivors were found in the plane crash. The aircraft, which had 13 passengers and two crew members on board, crashed on Wednesday.
Source: CNN citing the Colombian civil aviation administration and government representatives
Facts: According to CNN, among the passengers on the plane was Colombian Congressman Diogenes Quintero.
Quintero's team reported that they lost contact with him and his assistant after the aircraft went missing.
Colombian Transport Minister Maria Fernanda Rojas noted that the plane, which belonged to the state airline Satena, lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff.
The plane was operating a flight from Cucuta to Ocaña in the northeastern department of Norte de Santander.
Satena reported that the plane took off at 11:42 local time and was scheduled to land at 12:05, but the last contact with the control tower occurred at 11:54.
Flight tracking service FlightAware recorded the loss of the plane's signal nine minutes after takeoff from Camilo Daza Airport.
Authorities found the wreckage of the plane in the rural area of La Playa de Belen after conducting search operations involving several aircraft, officials reported.
