the jet involved in the incident was a bombardier dash 8 , which crashed into a home adjacent at 6038 king street in clarence center , a suburb of buffalo . it went down at approximately 10 : 17 s . m . est ( 03 : 20 ist ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty aviator , and three other members death in the accident , as well as three person on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.