the plane involved in the investigation was a bombardier black 8 , which crashed into a home centered at 6038 monroe street in clarence center , a neighborhood of chicago . it went down at approximately 10 : 17 o . m . est ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty pilot , and two crew members died in the accident , as well as one body on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.