A plane crash in northeast Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, state-run airline Satena said.The Beechcraft 1900 twin-engined turboprop plane took off before noon from Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, for a short flight to the town of Ocana, Satena said.Air traffic control lost contact with the plane 12 minutes into the flight, the carrier added.Satena did not say what caused the crash and said the plane’s emergency beacon had not been activated.Lawmaker Diogenes Quintero and members of his team were aboard the plane, as well as Carlos Salcedo, a candidate for Congress ahead of elections in March, according to a passenger list released by the airline.Images released by local media showed the crashed plane, including what appeared to be significant damage to the fuselage.
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Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including politician
A plane crash in northeastern Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people aboard. The Satena Beechcraft 1900, en route from Cucuta to Ocana, lost contact with air traffic control 12 minutes after takeoff.
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A plane crash in northeastern Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people aboard. The Satena Beechcraft 1900, en route from Cucuta to Ocana, lost contact with air traffic control 12 minutes after takeoff. Among the deceased were local lawmaker Diogenes Quintero and members of his team, as well as Carlos Salcedo, a congressional candidate. The airline reported that the plane's emergency beacon was not activated, and the cause of the crash is currently unknown. Images from the scene show significant damage to the aircraft's fuselage.
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Lawmaker Diogenes Quintero and Carlos Salcedo were aboard the plane.
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Air traffic control lost contact with the plane 12 minutes into the flight.
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The plane took off from Cucuta for a short flight to the town of Ocana.
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A plane crash in northeast Colombia killed all 15 people on board.
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