SYDNEY, March 12 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Transport

Accident Investigation Commission said on Tuesday it was seizing

the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM

Airlines Boeing 787 after an incident that left

more than 50 people injured.

The New Zealand accident investigator said it was assisting

Chilean authorities with their probe into the flight.

"TAIC is in the process of gathering evidence relevant to

the inquiry, including seizing the cockpit voice and flight data

recorders," the New Zealand agency said.