Air Illinois Flight 710

When

11 Oct 1983

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

39.14° N, 89.46° W

Description

1983 aviation accident

Deaths

10

Injured

0

1983 aviation accident in Illinois

Air Illinois Flight 710 was a scheduled passenger flight from Chicago to Carbondale, Illinois, United States. On the night of October 11, 1983, the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 operating the Air Illinois flight crashed near Pinckneyville, Illinois, due to the flightcrew's mismanagement of electrical generator and distribution problems, noting the captain's habit of violating safety regulations in order to arrive on time.

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