Japan Air Lines Flight 471
JA8012, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1970 in a previous livery | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 14 June 1972 |
| Summary | Cause disputed
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| Site |
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| Total fatalities | 90 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-53 |
| Aircraft name | Akan |
| Operator | Japan Air Lines |
| Call sign | JAPAN AIR 471 |
| Registration | JA8012 |
| Flight origin | Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1st stopover | Kai Tak International Airport, British Hong Kong |
| 2nd stopover | Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 3rd stopover | Palam International Airport, New Delhi, India |
| 4th stopover | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
| 5th stopover | Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Rome, Italy |
| 6th stopover | Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Destination | Heathrow Airport, 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.