Two teenagers have been injured after a car left the road and hit a tree in Rerewhakaaitu.

The first time she attempted a skydive, London woman Gwendolyn DeSilva heard the engine cut out and had to make a daring mid-air escape before watching the plane plummet.

The engine of a skydiving plane, which is suspected to have failed over Lake Taupo, will be sent to Canada this week for analysis.

Director of Skydive Taupo says survivors of plane crash have nothing but praise for instructors.

Chief executive of Skydive Taupo, Roy Clements, speaks to media about the way his staff handled yesterday's plane crash into Lake Taupo.

"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."

Scene of Lake Taupo plane crash. Video by Dana Kinita.