ound ▁vehicles ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁the ▁Il - 7 6 ▁disappeared . ▁The ▁high ▁temper atures ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁low ▁visibility ▁from ▁the ▁thick ▁smoke ▁and ▁trees ▁made ▁the ▁operations ▁difficult , ▁especially ▁for ▁ground ▁units . ▁After ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁searching , ▁the ▁crash ed ▁aircraft ▁was ▁finally ▁found . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁found ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁U yan ▁in ▁the ▁K ach ug sky ▁District , ▁about ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁where ▁contact ▁with ▁it ▁was ▁lost , ▁bur nt ▁out ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁rear ▁fus el age ▁and ▁tail . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁surv iv ors ▁among ▁the ▁ten ▁people ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁w reck age ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁a ▁fire fig h ter . ▁Investig ators ▁interview ed ▁witness es ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kar an ▁who ▁described ▁seeing ▁the ▁aircraft ▁flying ▁above ▁them ▁before ▁hearing ▁a ▁large ▁" c lap " ▁after ▁it ▁dropped ▁water , ▁but ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁engines . ▁ ▁The ▁flight ▁record ers ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁dam aged ▁by ▁heat ▁but ▁their ▁data ▁were ▁extracted ▁and ▁anal ys ed , ▁reve aling ▁no ▁technical ▁fail ures ▁during ▁the ▁flight . ▁There ▁is ▁currently ▁an ▁on going ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Inter state ▁A viation ▁Committee ▁and ▁others . ▁They ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁crew ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁fly ▁at ▁minimum ▁alt itude ▁over ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁seconds ▁preceding ▁the ▁crash , ▁the ▁crew ▁attempted ▁to ▁gain ▁alt itude .