13 People Dive out of Plane moments before crash
        
 Thirteen people aboard a New Zealand skydiving plane have survived a plane crash after leaping out of the aircraft in parachutes moments before it plunged into a lake, authorities say.


Police spokesperson Kim Perks said there were six passengers, six crew members and a pilot aboard the plane operated by Skydive Taupo, which apparently suffered engine failure.
She said all of them landed safely and that some had been checked by medical staff but she didn't believe any suffered significant injuries.
She said each of the crew members had planned to tandem dive with one of the passengers, and they managed to do just that as they abandoned the aircraft after the apparent engine failure. She said the pilot also leaped to safety in a parachute.

Roy Clements, the chief executive of Skydive Taupo, said in a brief statement the plane encountered an engine problem shortly after it had taken off. He said transport authorities were on their way to the crash site to begin an investigation.
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