the plane involved in the incident was a bombardier tornado 8 , which crashed into a property located at 6038 longer broadway in clarence center , a community of buffalo . it crashed down at approximately 10 : 17 an . m . est ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty pilot , and two staff persons died in the accident , as much as one people on the platform .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.