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{{Infobox Aircraft occurrence
| name = Japan Airlines 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 = June 14, 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 Airlines]]
| tail_number = JA8012
| total_fatalities = 86
| ground_fatalities = 4
}}
'''Japan Airlines Flight 471''' was a [[Japan Airlines]] [[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.<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.

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