Congressman Killed In Plane Crash

The trend of notable figures dying in plane crashes has unfortunately continued.

A congressman in Colombia was killed in a plane crash shortly after his plane took off from a Colombian airport.

Before the plane that the congressman was in crashed, it vanished and was unable to be communicated with by local air traffic controllers.

The U.S. Sun had more details to share on the tragic crash:

A plane carrying 15 people including a congressman has crashed in Colombia killing everyone onboard.

Just 12 minutes after take-off, authorities lost all communication with Satena Airlines Flight HK4709, which had two crew and 13 passengers onboard.

Tragically, there were no survivors, Colombia‘s civil aviation authority said.

Satena Airlines confirmed on X that the aircraft “suffered a fatal accident, resulting in 15 deaths”.

“We extend our most sincere condolences with profound sorrow and our deepest solidarity to the families of our passengers and crew who lost their lives in the accident,” the statement read.

“We will also make all our resources available for humanitarian assistance to their families and to clarify what happened.”

Here is the aftermath of the crash:

All 15 people onboard a Satena aircraft have died after a fatal crash on a domestic flight in Colombia.

The Beechcraft 1900 went down on the Cúcuta–Ocaña route.

Passenger lists indicate a serving congressman and a peace-seat candidate were among those killed. #Colombia pic.twitter.com/6OyNWGWix6

— BPI News (@BPINewsOrg) January 28, 2026

CNN provided details on the identity of the congressman who died in the crash:

Colombian congressman Diógenes Quintero was among those on board, according to the party that had nominated him for the House of Representatives.

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Quintero’s communications team said it lost contact with him and his assistant after the plane disappeared. The last registered location on their phones was Camilo Daza airport in Cúcuta “before takeoff,” his team said.

Quintero had been a member of the national legislature since 2022 and was a representative of the “special peace constituencies,” one of 16 seats in Congress meant to represent victims of violence, as part of the 2016 peace accords with militants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

“Diógenes Quintero was a leader committed to his region, with a firm vocation for service and a deep sense of public responsibility,” Colombia’s U Party said.