the plane involved in the incident was a bombardier dash 8 , that crashed into a building located at 6038 long boulevard in clarence center , a suburb of indianapolis . it shut down at approximately 10 : 17 p . m . est ( 03 : 20 utc ) , february 12 . 44 pilots , an off - duty pilot , and two team people died in the accident , as well as one person on the ground .
A plane crashed while flying on autopilot.