Japan Airlines Flight 471

Japan Airlines Flight 471
Accident summary
JA8012, the aircraft involved, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1970
Date	June 14, 1972
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	near Palam International Airport, New Delhi
Passengers	76
Crew	11
Fatalities	86, including 4 on the ground
Survivors	5
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-8-53
Operator	Japan Airlines
Registration	JA8012
Flight origin	Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok
Destination	Palam International Airport, New Delhi

Japan Airlines Flight 471 was a Japan Airlines 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 crashed outside of the New Delhi airport, killing 82 of 87 occupants: 10 of 11 crew members and 72 of 76 passengers. Three people on the ground were also killed.^[1]

Aircraft and crew

The accident aircraft was a Douglas DC-8-53, registered JA8012 to Japan Airlines. The aircraft was written off after the accident. 10 of the 11 crew members perished.

Passengers

16 of the dead were Americans.^[2] Brazilian actress Leila Diniz was also among those killed.^[3] The sole Indian passenger on this flight ^[4]Dr.K.K.P. Narasinga Rao, a senior official of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, was among the dead. 72 of the 76 passengers perished.

Sequence of events

The plane was on the Bangkok-New Delhi part of the Tokyo-London route when the accident occurred. The flight took off at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok at 11:21 UTC on route to Palam International Airport in 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 Yamuna River not long after the 23 mile (43km) report from DME.^[5]

Cause

The exact cause of the accident remains disputed. The 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 pilot in charge ignoring instrument indications and not ensuring sight of the runway. The first officer was in charge of flying on approach to New Delhi.^[6]

References

↑ "14 JUN 1972 Douglas DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines – JAL." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.
↑ "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
↑ 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 2016-12-02.
↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-53 JA8012 Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1972 (1972)
1973 →

Jan 7 Iberia Airlines Flight 602
Jan 26 JAT Yugoslav Flight 367
Feb 22–23 Lufthansa Flight 649
Mar 3 Mohawk Airlines Flight 405
Mar 14 Sterling Airways Flight 296
Mar 19 EgyptAir Flight 763
May 5 Alitalia Flight 112
May 8 Sabena Flight 571
May 18 Aeroflot Flight 1491
May 30 Delta Air Lines Flight 9570
Jun 12 American Airlines Flight 96
Jun 14 Japan Airlines Flight 471
Jun 15 Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z
Jun 18 British European Airways Flight 548
Jun 24 Prinair Flight 191
Jun 29 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision
Jul 2 Pan Am Flight 841
Jul 31 Delta Air Lines Flight 841
Aug 14 Königs Wusterhausen disaster
Aug 16 Burma Airways Thandwe crash
Sep 15 Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130
Sep 24 Japan Airlines Flight 472
Sep 24 Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident
Oct 13 Aeroflot Flight 217
Oct 13 – Dec 23 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Oct 29 Lufthansa Flight 615
Nov 10 Southern Airways Flight 49
Nov 15 Ansett Airlines Flight 232
Nov 28 Japan Airlines Flight 446
Dec 3 Spantax Flight 275
Dec 8 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708
Dec 8 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631
Dec 8 United Airlines Flight 553
Dec 20 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision
Dec 23 Braathens Flight 239
Dec 29 Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
Dec 31 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash

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JAL accidents and incidents	Flight 2 (1968) Flight 351 (1970) Flight 471 (1972) Flight 472 (1972) Flight 446 (1972) Flight 404 (1973) Flight 472 (1977) Flight 350 (1982) Flight 123 (1985) 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident

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