A man who was scheduled to be aboard the tragic Brazilian airplane that crashed earlier this week has spoken up.

On Friday (August 9), VoePass Flight 2283 was en route to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport when the aircraft, an ATR 72-500, nosedived.

The plane crashed in a residential area in Vinhedo, Brazil, and miraculously, no one was injured.

The 62 people on board—57 passengers and four crew members—could not be in the same situation.

Following the disaster, Brazil’s federal police launched an investigation and discovered that they had retrieved the aircraft’s black box.

BBC News reports that they have recovered all of the victims’ bodies.

So far, the captain and first officer are among the only victims named.

According to The Independent, eight physicians on their way to an oncology meeting died as well.

A scheduling error prevented Adriano Assis from boarding the tragic aircraft because he was running late.

Assis arrived at the airport at 9:40 a.m. that fateful day and went to the LATAM Airlines desk to check in, but no one was present.

After waiting an hour, he realized his booked flight was with VoePass and hurried to the appropriate counter.

When he arrived, Assis was told he was too late, and despite disputing with a member of staff, he was denied admittance.

“The guy said I wouldn’t be boarding anymore because it was an hour before boarding,” Assis told the Brazilian news station G1.

“At that moment, I argued with him and that was it, and that was it, and he saved my life.”

Assis, overtaken with emotion, continued: “He did his job because, if he hadn’t done it… maybe I wouldn’t be in this interview today.”

Following Friday’s horrific sights, ATR, the manufacturer of the wrecked aircraft, released a statement.

“Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this event,” according to the statement. “We have fully engaged the ATR specialists to support both the investigation and the customer.”

According to Sky News, speculation suggests that the “severe icing” warning that was in effect at the time may have contributed to the accident.