Questions remain over why a small Britten Norman Islander aircraft, flying for Air Vanuatu, crashed on Friday in remote mountainous terrain on Espiritu Santo.
The plane was travelling from the north western side of Espiritu Santo going to Pekoa - the main airport in Luganville.
Air Vanuatu's New Zealand based manager, Richard Elliot, says the experienced pilot, who died in the crash, made an emergency landing in dense bush.
Most passengers on board have been discharged from a Luganville hospital, while one has been flown to Brisbane for treatment and another, found two days after the crash, is in hospital on the island.
Richard Elliot says it's a miracle the passengers survived and the plane had remained intact, with no broken windows.
"As it unfolds, we'll certainly have more information. But now the immediate assesment and safety of people is paramount to Air Vanuatu and we've ascertained where we are at with that. So now we're now looking for causes and I guess they want to try to get the aeroplane out of there."
Richard Elliot says the French military in Noumea is assisting the authorities with their crash investigations.
