All 13 Passengers Survice Small Plane Crash
Thirteen passengers of a Nature Air lived the miracle of a crash, when their small aircraft went down in the area of Puerto Jiménez, in the southern zone.

The small plane with the call letters TIBAF crashed shortly after leaving the Puerto Jiménez airport. Only one passenger, 50 year old Erick Van, needed medical attention.

The accident occurred at 11:45am yesterday.

The plane was being piloted by Juan Manuel Retana on route to the Tobía Bolaños airport in Pavas. According to witnesses, they heard a loud explosion following the airplane taking off, which in fact was a blown tire than forced the plane to abandon the take off, forced off the runway and crash.

Last December 17, a Nature Air airplane crashed in Tamarindo. In that crash, the quick action by the pilot also saved the lives of all the passengers and crew aboard.