Air Illinois Flight 710
1983 aviation accident
Air Illinois Flight 710 was a scheduled passenger flight from Chicago to Carbondale, Illinois. On the night of October 11, 1983, the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 operating the flight crashed near Pinckneyville, Illinois. It was due to the flight crew's mismanagement of electrical generator and distribution problems. All 10 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.
 N748LL, the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 11, 1983 |
| Summary | Electrical failure aggravated by pilot error |
| Site | near Pinckneyville, Illinois |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
| Operator | Air Illinois |
| Call sign | ILLINOIS 710 |
| Registration | N748LL |
| Flight origin | Meigs Field, Chicago |
| Stopover | Springfield Airport |
| Destination | Southern Illinois Airport |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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