A small plane crashed on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a member of Congress, authorities said. Read | Colombia plane crash kills 14: police sourceThe aircraft’s final contact with air traffic control came minutes after takeoff, according to a statement released by Satena. Officials did not provide a cause for the crash, but said there would be an investigation. The small plane was carrying two crew members and 13 passengers, including Diógenes Quintero, 36, a member of the House of Representatives for Catatumbo, the airline said. Mr. Quintero was a renowned human rights defender in the troubled border region with Venezuela, where he was from and where the accident occurred.