the flight involved in the shooting was a nasa dash 8 , which smashed into a mansion located at 6038 long street in stanton center , a subdivision of chicago . it went down at approximate 10 : 17 p . m . est ( 03 : 20 et ) , while 12 . 44 passengers , an off - load pilot , and five squad members injured in the impact , as well as one another on the air .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.