| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 11, 1983 |
| Time: | 2053 |
| Location: | Pinckneyville, Illinois |
| Operator: | Air Illinois |
| Flight #: | 701 |
| Route: | Springfield, Il - Carbondale, IL |
| AC Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-FAA |
| Registration: | N748LL |
| cn / ln: | 1716 |
| Aboard: | 10 (passengers:7 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:7 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Two minutes out of Springfield, the left generator suffered a complete mechanical failure. The first officer mistakenly shut down the right generator and all attempts at bring it back to life failed. Although the plane could be flown safely on batteries for about 30 minutes the captain decided to continue on towards Carbondale, thirty-nine minutes away. The batteries lasted for thirty-one minutes. The aircraft lost all power, turned blindly 180 degrees and crashed in a rural area. |
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