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Diogenes Quintero Amaya

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Diogenes Quintero Amaya was a Colombian lawmaker who died in a plane crash in northern Colombia.

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Diogenes Quintero Amaya was a Colombian lawmaker. He is newsworthy due to his death in a plane crash in northern Colombia on Wednesday. Quintero Amaya was one of 15 people on board Satena Flight HK-4709, a Beechcraft 1900 operating on the Cúcuta-Ocaña route. The flight departed at 11:42 a.m. and was scheduled to land at approximately 12:05 p.m., but it crashed in a mountainous area near the Colombian-Venezuelan border. The crash is significant because it resulted in the death of all passengers and crew, including a member of the Colombian legislature, drawing national attention to the incident and raising questions about the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Last updated: May 9, 2026