What happened
On the scheduled flight from Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport to Ocaña, a twin engine airplane operated by Satena departed from Runway 16 at 11:42 local time. The flight, identified as NSE8849, climbed to a peak altitude of 12,900 feet before the crew initiated a descent toward the destination airport.
During the approach, while the aircraft was at an altitude of 7,900 feet, it struck the slope of a mountain situated in the vicinity of the village of Curasica. The accident occurred amidst conditions of restricted visibility caused by intermittent fog. The impact resulted in 15 fatalities, with no survivors among the occupants.
Findings
At the time of the impact, the aircraft was operating in limited visibility due to patches of fog during the descent phase of the flight.