the santa barbara airlines plane took off just before night from the town of merida con arrival to the bolivar venezuelan aerodrome inside the capital city of caracas . noel marquez , secretary of venezuela ' s emergency management agency in merida , stated the airline has failed to contact control towers . civil defenses officer general antonio camacho said journalists that it is debated whether or not the plane crashed or is also missing .
A plane with 46 passengers has not contacted control towers.