SEARCA-Servicio Aéreo de Capurgana Antes, opf SATENA

Beechcraft 1900D

SATENA flight 9R8849, a Beech 1900D, impacted a mountainside near Ocaña, Colombia, at an elevation of 6881 feet, just below the summit. All 15 on board were killed. The flight took off from runway 16 at Cúcuta (CUC) at 16:42 UTC (11:42 LT), bound for Ocaña (OCV), a flight time of about 20 minutes. At 16:43:10, ATC instructed the aircraft to continue climbing to 14,000 ft and reported QNH 1016. The crew then requested to proceed direct to the DIMIL waypoint, which ATC authorized conditionally upon reaching 6,000 ft altitude. At 16:44:00, the crew reported reaching 6,000 ft and indicated they would continue direct to DIMIL. ATC instructed them to report when ready for descent. According to ADS-B records, at 16:47:49 the aircraft reached 12,925 ft. At 16:49:52, the crew reported to ATC that they were ready for descent. ATC cleared them to descend at their discretion, no reported traffic, with QNH 1016, and instructed them to report 10 NM before Ocaña. At 16:53:38, the crew reported being 15 NM out, and ATC instructed them to switch to the self-reporting frequency. This was the last recorded communication with ATC. The last radar trace was recorded at 16:55:48 with a speed of 234 kt TAS at a pressure altitude of 6,500 ft. The last FDR data recorded a pressure altitude (PA) of 6,298 ft, a speed of 205 kt IAS, heading 284°. The wreckage was subsequently located in mountainous terrain, 11.5 nautical miles from the destination. The aircraft struck a wooded mountainside at 6830 feet and slid upslope. The main wreckage was found at an elevation of 6881 feet AMSL.