Authorities are searching for a missing plane in Colombia after pilot reported an emergency

• Authorities are searching for a missing plane in Colombia.
• The pilot reported an emergency with the engine.
• There were seven people on board the small aircraft.

A small plane has disappeared. According to the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia, there were seven people on board and it went missing after the pilot reported they had engine failure. A search is underway, according to Comercio and the AP

The Cessna C206 type aircraft covered the route between Araracuara and San José del Guaviare, in the south-central part of the country, and the emergency call came from about 110 miles away from its destination. Minutes later they lost contact.

WHERE IS THE MISSING PLANE IN COLOMBIA?

The whereabouts of the plane, that had two adults, three children and the pilot on board, is unknown. Colombian authorities are searching for the aircraft after losing contact with the pilot. The Colombian Air Force is using a plane and a helicopter in the search.

Authorities released a list of the occupants of the plane as well as more details about the last location of the aircraft on the radar.

WHO WAS ON BOARD?

Avianline Charter’s Sas released a statement: «to inform the general public that today at 7:34 am the aircraft registration HK 2803 (Cessna 206) belonging to the company declared an emergency, as of 8:58 we have no information.”

It continued: «The passengers who were traveling on this flight are Magdalena Mucutui Valencia CC, Lesly Jacobo Bonbaire (minor), Solecni Ranoque Mucutui (minor), Tien Noriel Ronoque Mucutui (minor), Cristian Neryman Ranoque Mucutui , Mendoza Hernández and Hernando Murcia (pilot).»

A SEARCH IS UNDERWAY

Authorities immediately activated a search for the aircraft whose last location was reported over the Apaporis River. Since Monday they have been working intensively in the area to locate and rescue the passengers and crew.

It is expected that more details will be released in the coming days but everything will depend on the Civil Aeronautics in that country, the only official source for information.