Japan Airlines Flight 471

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Japan Airlines Flight 471
File:JA8012 DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines JFK 09JUL70 (5580803202).jpg
JA8012, the aircraft involved, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1970
Accident summary
Date June 14, 1972
Summary Controlled flight into terrain
Site near Palam International Airport, New Delhi
Passengers 76
Crew 11
Fatalities 85, including 3 on 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 died, and 3 people on the ground died.[1] 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 Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, was among the dead.

Cause

Japanese investigators claimed a false glide path signal to be responsible. Indian investigators say the accident was caused by a total disregard of laid down procedures by the pilot and abandoning instrument indications without properly ensuring sighting of the runway.

See also

  • Indian Airlines Flight 440, another aviation disaster that took place at Palam less than a year after Japan Airlines Flight 471.

References

  1. "14 JUN 1972 Douglas DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines – JAL." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.
  2. "Death Toll in Air Disasters Heavy." United Press International via Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Thursday June 15, 1972. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.
  3. Nearly 200 die in Asian air crashes
  4. Indian Express edition of 14 06 1972


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