Avro 748 crash, Oct 11, 1983 (10 killed), Pinckneyville
Avro 748 accident on October 11, 1983 near Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: The captain decided to continue to the...
- Date: October 11, 1983
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The captain decided to continue to the more distant destination after losing DC electrical power from both generators instead of returning to the nearby departure airport. Contributing factors were inadequate company recurrent training and inadequate FAA oversight of it.
An Air Illinois Avro 748 lost power from both generators after departing Chicago and continued toward Carbondale on battery power. The batteries ran down and the aircraft descended into an open pasture near Pinckneyville, killing all 10 on board. The NTSB blamed the captain's decision to continue rather than return.