New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- A Satena plane carrying 13 passengers, two crew members went missing near Colombia's border with Venezuela on Wednesday. The aircraft is said to be a smaller model, a Beechcraft 1900, registered as HK-4709.

The plane departed from the border city of Cucuta and lost contact with the control tower shortly before it was scheduled to land. The airline mentioned it was due to arrive nearly at 12:05 pm in the nearby town of Ocana. Security and search protocols have been activated, the air authority said.

"SATENA, the airline of Colombians, informs the public that flight NSE 8849, which covered the Cucuta-Ocana route, took off at approximately 11:42 am, and was scheduled to land around 12:05 pm, reported its last contact ...