the plane involved in the fire was a boston tornado 8 , which crashed into a home located at 6038 long street in lafayette center , a neighbourhood of buffalo . it went down at approximately 10 : 17 e . m . est ( 03 : 20 sec ) , . 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty pilot , and two crew members died in the accident , as well as one person on the floor .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.