Status:
Date:	14 JUN 1972
Type:	Douglas DC-8-53
Operator:	Japan Air Lines - JAL
Registration:	JA8012
C/n / msn:	45680/213
First flight:	1964
Engines:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Crew:	Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11
Passengers:	Fatalities: 72 / Occupants: 76
Total:	Fatalities: 82 / Occupants: 87
Ground casualties:	Fatalities: 3
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	ca 20 km E of Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL) (India)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand
Destination airport:	Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP), India
Flightnumber:	471

Narrative:
The DC-8 took off from Bangkok at 11:21 UTC. Clearance for a straight-in ILS approach to Delhi runway 28 was given at 14:43 UTC. Shortly after reporting 23DME, the aircraft struck the banks of River Yamuna.

PROBABLE CAUSE: Japanese investigators claimed a false glide path signal to be responsible for the descent into terrain. Indian investigators say the accident was caused by a total disregard of laid down procedures by the crew and abandoning all instrument indications without properly ensuring sighting of the runway.

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Sources:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com