# Accident 19831011076029A: Braero HS7482A, Pinckneyville, IL, October 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1983, 20:55 local time
- Place: Pinckneyville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AILA
- Location: 38.0697° N, 89.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0697&lon=-89.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748LL-1984-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker-Siddeley 748 SERIES 2 (registry code 4231001, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-siddeley-748-series-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRAERO HS7482A
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5352
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 5,891 total, 3,170 in this make and model, 261 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA84AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831011076029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT GENERATOR SHAFT FAILED, RIGHT GENERATOR MISTAKENLY DIABLED. DEPLETED BATTERY. FLEW INTO GROUND ON DESCENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA84AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA002), Oct 12, 1983: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A (N748LL), Pinckneyville, IL, destroyed, 10 fatal

## Other reports on N748LL (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820526029659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526029659I), May 26, 1982: Hwksly HS7482A (N748LL), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on takeoff. Pilot aborted takeoff.
- [Accident 19810825084459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825084459A), Aug 25, 1981: Braero HS7482A (N748LL), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft wingtip struck ground vehicle during taxi for takeoff.
- [Incident 19780929029009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029009I), Sep 29, 1978: Hwksly HS7482A (N748LL), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. While taxiing wingtip came in contact with radome of parked 578R.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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