Ocaña

Ocaña is a city in northern Colombia, relevant due to a recent plane crash on the Cúcuta-Ocaña route. The state-owned airline Satena confirmed that Flight HK-4709, a Beechcraft 1900, crashed near the Colombian-Venezuelan border on Wednesday. All 15 people on board perished, including Colombian congressman Diogenes Quintero. The wreckage was located in a mountainous area. The region is described as restive and contested by rebel groups. The plane departed Cúcuta at 11:42 a.m. and was scheduled to land in Ocaña at approximately 12:05 p.m. The crash is newsworthy due to the loss of life, including a prominent politician, and the location of the crash in a conflict-ridden area, raising questions about potential contributing factors to the accident.