the plane involved in the incident was a bombardier number 8 , subsequently crashed into a home located at 6038 long street in clarence center , a suburb of buffalo . it flew down at about 10 : 17 p . m . eastern ( 03 : 20 ist ) , around 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duties pilot , and four crew members died in the event , as many as one person on the scene .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.