the plane destroyed in the incidents was a bombardier tornado 8 , which drove into a home located at 6038 long broadway in clarence hall , a suburb of brooklyn . it went down at approximately 10 : 17 b . m . est ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 passengers , an off - duty pilot , and four engine chiefs died in the accident , as and as each person on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.