Air disaster

Japan Airlines Flight 471

14 Jun 1972 · 28.56° N, 77.08° E

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When
14 Jun 1972
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
28.56° N, 77.08° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
82

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Japan Air Lines Flight 471

1972 aviation accident

Japan Air Lines Flight 471 was a Japan Air Lines international flight from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, to Palam International Airport in New Delhi, India. On 14 June 1972 the Douglas DC-8 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.

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