the plane caught in the incident was a bombardier # 8 , who crashed into a home located at 6038 south street in clarence center , a suburb of buffalo . it came down at approximately 10 : 17 p . m . est ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty pilot , and four crew member died in the accident , as well as one another on the grounds .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.