Bodies Recovered, Investigation Into Cause Begins Following Crash of Small Plane Friday
Rescue workers were able to recover the bodies of Luis Alonso Cantillano Calvo, Guillermo Picado Corella and Juan Diego Marenco Herrera, 34, 38 and 23 years old (the pilot, co-pilot and passenger) of the singe engine Cessna that slammed into a mountain peak Friday mid-day.

A heavy mist cover the area of the accident that is guarding, temporarily, the cause of the accident, which according to preliminary reports, inclement weather forced the experienced pilots off course and with only several meters to spare, the right wing of the plane touched the mountain peak known as el cerro La Potenciana, 6km from Palam de Puriscal.

The flight was a routine trip that left the Tobías Bolaños, west of San José for a 23-35 minute flight to Parrita, near Quepos on the Pacific coast.

The day yesterday was filled with pain as some family members and friends of the deceased decided to visit the area. Alejandro Cantillano, the brother of the pilot, took part of the rescue mission to recover the dead body of his brother, along with Red Cross workers, which was a distance of 30 metres from the main wreckage.

The bodies of the other two were found together with the main fuselage, tied in by their restraint belts and the instrument panel between them.

Aviación Civil (Civil Aviation) began their investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident once the bodies were removed from the wreckage. They will be focusing on three main elements: pilot error, mechanical failure and weather conditions. The small plane crashed only 11 minutes into it's flight.