the plane involved in the incident was a dc dash 8 , which crashed into a home based at 6038 long street in york plaza , a suburb of buffalo . it went down at approximately 10 : 17 advanced . m . northeast ( 03 : 20 utc ) , the 12 . 44 passengers , an off - responsibility pilot , and ten aircraft individuals died in the accident , as long as that person on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.