JA8012, the aircraft involved, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1970
Accident
Date
14 June 1972
Summary
False glide slope (Government of Japan)
Pilot error, Controlled flight into terrain (Government of India)
Site
Near Palam International Airport, New Delhi
Total fatalities
90
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
89
Passengers
78
Crew
11
Fatalities
86
Survivors
3
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 14 June 1972 the Douglas DC-8-53 operating the flight, registered JA8012, crashed short of the New Delhi airport, killing 86 of the 89 occupants: 10 of 11 crew members, and 76 of 78 passengers. Four people on the ground were also killed.[1]
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