After several tense hours, the wreckage was located in Barubera, within the Jijika Panchayat area. The crash site, hidden within dense terrain, made the search and rescue operation difficult. The aircraft was found severely damaged, with no trace of the two pilots.

The prime astronaut selected by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is the youngest among the astronaut-designates.