Satena ATR-42-500 HK-5104 was delivered in December 2014, but in April 2015 it was still operating on its temporary registration, with a -X on the end.

Two Y12 aircraft were donated by China to the Colombian Government. in 2014 they were assigned to Satena, the passenger airline run by the Air Force, to keep connections to remote locations in the country. For several years the two were based at Medellin Olaya Herrera, flying to destinations in Northern Antioquia and Choco provinces. It is unbelievable that after only 5 years the airplanes reached their max lifetime hours or cycles and were withdrawn from use.

This aircraft overan the runway landing at Villavicencio on 22nd Sept 1998. The nose gear was ripped off but the aircraft was successfully repaired and returned to service.

A very welcome visitor to Kinloss on a wet day in July 1994.

Was delivered shortly after this picture was made and unfortunately crashed less than a year later on 28th March, 1985

Received by Satena when new in 3.72, this 748 was written off in a non-fatal crash on landing after a passenger flight at Pasto on 7.8.83. The serial was later reused on a Let 410 with Satena

This colourful Dak, caught here during a short stopover, remains active in Colombia and later actually based at Villavicencio with Aerovanguardia as HK-3199. Derelict there in 2017. Note "Equipado con Radar" marking and mud on the wheels from landings at remote strips

My first trip to the legendary Villavicencio was aboard this wonderful old machine. Had the choice of a DC-3 or DC-4, both delayed by bad weather over the mountains. Well looked after by a very pleasant crew, the FAC pilots just like they were out of a WW2 B-17

The no.2 P&W Twin Wasp explodes into life to join the other three. A/c was derelict and engineless at Madrid AB near Bogota in 2005