UK air accident investigators are being sent to Colombia to help the inquiry into a plane crash carrying players and officials from one of Brazil's leading football clubs.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) dispatched a small team to South America because the aircraft was manufactured in the UK.
Some 76 people were killed in the crash, which occurred near Medellin on Tuesday.
Officials said six people initially survived but one died later in hospital.
The jet was carrying the Chapecoense team, along with club officials and journalists, to Medellin for their match against Atletico Nacional.
The British Aerospace 146 plane, operated by charter airline LaMia, was first flown in 1999, according to the Aviation Safety Network.
During the same year British Aerospace became BAE Systems, which is a global defence, security and aerospace company with a head office based in central London and Farnborough, Hampshire.
An AAIB spokesman said: "The Colombian accident investigation authority has requested the assistance of the UK AAIB and BAE Systems.
"The AAIB is deploying a team of three accident investigators specialising in operations, engineering and flight data recorders to the accident site.
"They will be assisted by representatives from the UK manufacturer. The AAIB team is expected to arrive in Medellin tomorrow."
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