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Black box data from the TransAsia Airlines turbo-prop plane that crashed in Taiwan has revealed that both its engines failed, investigators say. 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.Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council said the engines failed to produce enough thrust for two minutes after take-off.
Flight GE235 was carrying 58 passengers and crew, at least 35 of whom died as the plane crashed into a river. Data suggest that the flight crew tried to stop and restart one of the engines, without success.
Black box and flight recorder data show that the flight crew tried to restart one of the failed engines to no avail. Flight GE235 carried 58 passengers and crew, at least 35 of whom died when the plane crashed into a river.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Fifteen people survived the crash.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. According to investigators at a briefing in Taipei, the plane ran into trouble just 37 seconds after taking off from Taipei's Songshan airport.
Thomas Wang, director of the Aviation Safety Council, said the pilot announced a "flame-out", which can occur when the fuel supply to the engine is interrupted or when there is faulty combustion.
However, he said there was no flame-out, and the right engine had actually shifted into idle mode without the oil pressure having changed.
"The plane flashed a flame-out signal for one of the two engines at 10:53:28 when the plane climbed to an altitude of 1,200ft, triggering a warning," AFP news agency quoted Mr Wang as saying.
"Then the other [left] engine was shut down manually. The pilot tried to restart the engines but to no avail.
"That means that during the flight's final moments, neither engine had any thrust. We heard 'Mayday' at 10:54:35," he added.
The plane, which had been bound for Taiwan's Kinmen Island, crashed into the Keelung River just 72 seconds later.