the plane involved in the incident was a bombardier # 8 , which smashed into a home located at 6038 long place in howe center , a suburb of chicago . it shut down at approximately 10 : 17 s . m . ed ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty pilot , and four staff men were in the crash , as much as another person on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.