the craft involved in the incident was a lincoln dash 8 , which crashed into a home residing at 6038 long street in clarence center , a suburb of buffalo . it came down at approximate 10 : 17 p . m . est ( 03 : 20 de ) , february 12 . 44 pilots , an off - duty pilot , and twelve crew members death in the collision , as well as some woman on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.