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6 February 2015 Last updated at 11:13 GMT

TransAsia GE235: Taiwan plane crash engines 'lost power'

 

  Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council said the first problem with one of the plane's engines was detected 37 seconds into the flight

 

Black box data from the TransAsia Airlines turbo-prop plane that crashed in Taiwan has revealed that power was cut to both engines, investigators say.

Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council said the engines failed to produce enough thrust for two minutes after take-off.

Data suggest that the flight crew tried to stop and restart one of the engines, without success.

Flight GE235 carried 58 passengers and crew, at least 35 of whom died when the plane crashed into a river.

Fifteen people survived the crash.

According to investigators at a briefing in Taipei, the plane ran into trouble just 37 seconds after taking off from Taipei's Songshan airport.