Japan Air Lines Flight 471
Accident | |
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Date | June 14, 1972 |
Summary |
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Site | near Palam International Airport, New Delhi |
Total fatalities | 86 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-53 |
Aircraft name | Akan |
Operator | Japan Air Lines |
Registration | JA8012 |
Flight origin | Tokyo International Airport (TYO/RJTT), Tokyo, Japan |
1st stopover | Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
2nd stopover | Don Mueang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Bangkok, Thailand |
3rd stopover | Palam International Airport (DEL/VIDP), New Delhi, India |
4th stopover | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Cairo, Egypt |
5th stopover | Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF), Rome, Italy |
6th stopover | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt, West Germany |
Destination | Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), London, United Kingdom |
Occupants | 87 |
Passengers | 76 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 82 |
Survivors | 5 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 4 |
Japan Air Lines Flight 471 was a Japan Air Lines international flight from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India. On June 14, 1972 the Douglas DC-8-53 operating the flight, registered JA8012, crashed short of the New Delhi airport, killing 82 of 87 occupants: 10 of 11 crew members, and 72 of 76 passengers. Four people on the ground were also killed.[1]
Passengers[]
Sixteen of the dead were Americans.[2] Brazilian actress Leila Diniz was also among those killed,[3] as was the sole Indian passenger on the flight,[4] Dr. K.K.P. Narasinga Rao, a senior official of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Sequence of events[]
The flight was on the Bangkok-New Delhi portion of its Tokyo-London route when the accident occurred. The flight took off from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok at 11:21 UTC en route to New Delhi. At 14:43 UTC, the flight was given clearance for a straight-in ILS approach to runway 28. The plane crashed into the banks of the Yamuna River not long after the 23 mile (43 km) report from the DME.[5]
Cause[]
The exact cause of the accident remains disputed. Investigators representing Japan pointed to the possibility of a false glide path signal causing the crash. Indian investigators claimed the crash was caused by pilot error, specifically the captain ignoring instrument indications and not having sight of the runway (the first officer was flying the approach to New Delhi).[1]
See also[]
- Indian Airlines Flight 440, another aviation disaster that took place at Palam less than a year after Japan Airlines Flight 471.
References[]
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "14 JUN 1972 Douglas DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines – JAL". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation which owns the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Death Toll in Air Disasters Heavy." United Press International via Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Thursday June 15, 1972. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.
- ^ "Nearly 200 die in Asian air crashes". news.google.com. The Bryan Times. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Indian Express edition of 14 06 1972
- ^ "Accidents JAL has caused other than Flight 123 Accident | Safety and Flight Information | JAPAN AIRLINES Corporate Information". www.jal.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
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