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	{{Infobox Aircraft occurrence		{{Expand Japanese\|topic=transp\|date=January 2025}}{{Infobox Aircraft occurrence
	\| name = Japan Air Lines Flight 471		\| name = Japan Air Lines Flight 471
	\| image = JA8012 DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines JFK 09JUL70 (5580803202).jpg		\| image = JA8012 DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines JFK 09JUL70 (5580803202).jpg
	\| caption = JA8012, the aircraft involved, ~~at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]~~ in 1970		\| caption = JA8012, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1970 in a previous livery
	\| date = 14 June 1972		\| date = 14 June 1972
	\| summary = *~~False~~ [[~~glide slope~~]] (~~Government of~~ [[~~Japan~~]])		\| summary = Cause disputed
	* [[~~Pilot error]], [[Controlled flight into terrain~~]] (~~Government of~~ [[~~India~~]])		* [[Controlled flight into terrain]] due to [[pilot error]] ([[India]])
			* False [[glide slope]] ([[Japan]])
	\| occurrence_type = Accident		\| occurrence_type = Accident
	\| site = ~~near~~ [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Palam International Airport]], New Delhi		\| site = Near [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Palam International Airport]], New Delhi
	\| aircraft_type = Douglas DC-8-53		\| aircraft_type = Douglas DC-8-53
	\| coord =		\| coord =
	\| occupants = 87		\| occupants = 89
	\| crew = 11		\| crew = 11
	\| passengers = 76		\| passengers = 78
	~~\| injuries =~~		\| fatalities = 86
	\| fatalities = 82		\| survivors = 3
	\| survivors = 5		\| origin = [[Haneda Airport\|Tokyo International Airport]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
	\| origin = [[Haneda Airport\|Tokyo International Airport]] ~~(TYO/RJTT)~~, [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]		\| stopover0 = [[Kai Tak International Airport]], British Hong Kong
	\| stopover0 = [[Kai Tak International Airport]] ~~(HKG/VHHH)~~, [[British Hong Kong~~\|Hong Kong]]~~		\| stopover1 = [[Don Mueang International Airport]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand
	\| stopover1 = [[Don Mueang International Airport]] ~~(BKK/VTBD)~~, [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]		\| stopover2 = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Palam International Airport]], [[New Delhi]], India
	\| stopover2 = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Palam International Airport]] ~~(DEL/VIDP)~~, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]		\| stopover3 = [[Cairo International Airport]], [[Cairo]], Egypt
	\| stopover3 = [[Cairo International Airport]] ~~(CAI/HECA)~~, [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]		\| stopover4 = [[Leonardo da Vinci International Airport]], [[Rome]], Italy
	\| stopover4 = [[Leonardo da Vinci International Airport]] ~~(FCO/LIRF)~~, [[Rome]], [[Italy]]		\| stopover5 = [[Frankfurt International Airport]], [[Frankfurt]], West Germany
	\| stopover5 = [[Frankfurt International Airport]] ~~(FRA/EDDF)~~, [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]]		\| destination = [[Heathrow Airport]], [[London]], United Kingdom
	\| destination = [[Heathrow Airport]] ~~(LHR/EGLL)~~, [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]		\| aircraft_name = ''Akan''
	\| aircraft_name = ''Akan
	\| operator = [[Japan Air Lines]]		\| operator = [[Japan Air Lines]]
			\| callsign = JAPAN AIR 471
	\| tail_number = JA8012		\| tail_number = JA8012
	\| total_fatalities = 86		\| total_fatalities = 90
	\| ground_fatalities = 4		\| ground_fatalities = 4
	}}		}}
	'''Japan Air Lines Flight 471''' was a [[Japan Airlines\|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 82 of 87 occupants: 10 of 11 crew members, and 72 of 76 passengers. Four people on the ground were also killed.<ref name=":0" />		'''Japan Air Lines Flight 471''' was a [[Japan Airlines\|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.<ref name="ASN" />

	== Passengers ==		== Passengers ==
	Sixteen of the dead were Americans.<ref>"[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/freepdfviewer.aspx?img=17802041 ~~Death Toll in Air Disasters Heavy]." ''[[United Press International]]'' via ''[[Oshkosh Daily Northwestern]]''. Thursday June 15, 1972. Retrieved on~~ March 23, 2009.</ref> Brazilian actress [[Leila Diniz]] was also among those killed,<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=1482,5333448&dq=leila+diniz+dies&hl=en\|~~title=Nearly 200 die in Asian air crashes\|last=\|first=\|~~date=~~\|website=news.google.com\|publisher=The Bryan Times\|url~~-~~status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|~~access-date~~=~~2020-02-11~~}}</ref> as was the sole Indian passenger on the flight,<ref>Indian Express edition of 14 06 1972</ref> Dr. K.K.P. Narasinga Rao, a senior official of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization\|Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)]] of the [[United Nations]].		Sixteen of the dead were Americans.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=June 15, 1972 \|title=Death Toll in Air Disasters Heavy \|work=[[Oshkosh Northwestern]] \|agency=[[United Press International]] \|url=http://www.newspaperarchive.com/freepdfviewer.aspx?img=17802041 \|access-date=March 23, 2009}}</ref> Brazilian actress [[Leila Diniz]] was also among those killed,<ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|date=1972-06-15 \|title=Nearly 200 die in Asian air crashes \|work=The Bryan Times \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=1482,5333448&dq=leila+diniz+dies&hl=en \|access-date=2020-02-11 \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|via=Google News}}</ref> as was the sole Indian passenger on the flight,<ref>Indian Express edition of 14 06 1972</ref> Dr. K.K.P. Narasinga Rao, a senior official of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization\|Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)]] of the [[United Nations]].

			One of the cabin attendants killed in the crash was the sister of [[San'yūtei Enraku V]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-11-01 \|title=円楽さん不慮の死をとげた妹と易行院に \|trans-title=Mr. Enraku and his sister who died unexpectedly at Ikkyoin \|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20091101-561742.html \|access-date=2023-03-16 \|website=nikkansports.com \|language=ja}}</ref>

	== Sequence of events ==		== 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 [[Instrument landing system\|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 [[Distance measuring equipment (aviation)\|DME]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jal.com/en/flight/safety/center/accident.html\|~~title~~=~~Accidents JAL has caused other than Flight 123 Accident {{!}} Safety and Flight Information {{!}} JAPAN AIRLINES Corporate Information~~\|website=www.jal.com\|~~access-date~~=~~2016-12-02~~}}</ref>		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 [[Instrument landing system\|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 [[Distance measuring equipment (aviation)\|DME]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Accidents JAL has caused other than Flight 123 Accident \|url=https://www.jal.com/en/flight/safety/center/accident.html \|access-date=2016-12-02 \|website=www.jal.com \|publisher=Japan Airlines}}</ref>

	== Cause ==		== Cause ==
	The exact cause of the accident remains disputed. Investigators representing Japan pointed to the possibility of a false [[glide slope\|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 (aviation)\|first officer]] was flying the approach to New Delhi).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|~~url~~=~~https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id~~=~~19720614-1~~\|title=14 JUN 1972 Douglas DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines – JAL\|~~last=Ranter\|first=Harro\|date=\|website~~=aviation-safety.net~~\|publisher~~=~~[[Flight Safety Foundation]] which owns the [[Aviation Safety Network]]\|url~~-~~status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2009-03-23}}</ref>		The exact cause of the accident remains disputed. Investigators representing Japan pointed to the possibility of a false [[glide slope\|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 (aviation)\|first officer]] was flying the approach to New Delhi).<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web \|last=Ranter \|first=Harro \|date= \|title=14 JUN 1972 Douglas DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines – JAL \|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720614-1 \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=2009-03-23 \|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] \|publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Indian Airlines Flight 440]], another [[aviation disaster]] that took place at Palam less than a year after Japan ~~Airlines~~ Flight 471.		{{Portal\|Japan\|India\|Aviation\|1970s}}
			*[[Indian Airlines Flight 440]], another [[aviation disaster]] that took place at Palam less than a year after Japan Air Lines Flight 471.

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			== External links ==
			*{{YouTube\|id=r3RO17gl6LM?si=d4Mx6DkMBWYDImfD\|title=Japan Air Lines Flight 471 CVR recording}}

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{{Short description|1972 aviation accident}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox Aircraft occurrence
| name = Japan Air Lines Flight 471
| image = JA8012 DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines JFK 09JUL70 (5580803202).jpg
| caption = JA8012, the aircraft involved, at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in 1970
| date = 14 June 1972
| summary = *False [[glide slope]] (Government of [[Japan]])
* [[Pilot error]], [[Controlled flight into terrain]] (Government of [[India]])
| occurrence_type = Accident
| site = near [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Palam International Airport]], New Delhi
| aircraft_type = Douglas DC-8-53
| coord =
| occupants = 87
| crew = 11
| passengers = 76
| injuries =
| fatalities = 82
| survivors = 5
| origin = [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo International Airport]] (TYO/RJTT), [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| stopover0 = [[Kai Tak International Airport]] (HKG/VHHH), [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
| stopover1 = [[Don Mueang International Airport]] (BKK/VTBD), [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| stopover2 = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Palam International Airport]] (DEL/VIDP), [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| stopover3 = [[Cairo International Airport]] (CAI/HECA), [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
| stopover4 = [[Leonardo da Vinci International Airport]] (FCO/LIRF), [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| stopover5 = [[Frankfurt International Airport]] (FRA/EDDF), [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]]
| destination = [[Heathrow Airport]] (LHR/EGLL), [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| aircraft_name = ''Akan
| operator = [[Japan Air Lines]]
| tail_number = JA8012
| total_fatalities = 86
| ground_fatalities = 4
}}
'''Japan Air Lines Flight 471''' was a [[Japan Airlines|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 82 of 87 occupants: 10 of 11 crew members, and 72 of 76 passengers. Four people on the ground were also killed.<ref name=":0" />

== Passengers ==
Sixteen of the dead were Americans.<ref>"[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/freepdfviewer.aspx?img=17802041 Death Toll in Air Disasters Heavy]." ''[[United Press International]]'' via ''[[Oshkosh Daily Northwestern]]''. Thursday June 15, 1972. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> Brazilian actress [[Leila Diniz]] was also among those killed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=1482,5333448&dq=leila+diniz+dies&hl=en|title=Nearly 200 die in Asian air crashes|last=|first=|date=|website=news.google.com|publisher=The Bryan Times|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> as was the sole Indian passenger on the flight,<ref>Indian Express edition of 14 06 1972</ref> Dr. K.K.P. Narasinga Rao, a senior official of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization|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 [[Instrument landing system|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 [[Distance measuring equipment (aviation)|DME]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jal.com/en/flight/safety/center/accident.html|title=Accidents JAL has caused other than Flight 123 Accident {{!}} Safety and Flight Information {{!}} JAPAN AIRLINES Corporate Information|website=www.jal.com|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref>

== Cause ==
The exact cause of the accident remains disputed. Investigators representing Japan pointed to the possibility of a false [[glide slope|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 (aviation)|first officer]] was flying the approach to New Delhi).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720614-1|title=14 JUN 1972 Douglas DC-8-53 Japan Air Lines – JAL|last=Ranter|first=Harro|date=|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]] which owns the [[Aviation Safety Network]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2009-03-23}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indian Airlines Flight 440]], another [[aviation disaster]] that took place at Palam less than a year after Japan Airlines Flight 471.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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