the aviation involving in the incident was a bombardier dash 8 , who crashed into a farmhouse centered at 6038 long street in alexandria place , a suburb of buffalo . it went down at approximately 10 : 17 p . m . est ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - shift pilot , and four fleet members died in the accident , as well as that body on the property .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.