Petro pidió a Mintransporte adelantar investigación rigurosa sobre accidente aéreo entre Cúcuta y Ocaña

January 29, 2026

TL;DR

An aircraft on the Cúcuta-Ocaña route crashed in La Playa de Belén, Norte de Santander.
All 15 people on board, including 13 passengers and 2 crew members, died in the crash.
Among the passengers were a Representative to the Chamber and a candidate.
Contact with the aircraft, with registration HK-4709, was lost on January 28, 2026.
The crash site was located after receiving information from the local community.
A joint operation involving multiple entities confirmed the crash.
The President has ordered a rigorous investigation into the causes of the accident.
The government expressed condolences to the families of the victims.

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