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JAL471

Japan Airlines flight 471
On June 14, 1972, the DC-8 struck the banks of River Yamuna. JAL flight 471 from Tokyo to London (Tokyo-Hong Kong-Bangkok-New Delhi-Teheran-Cairo-Rome-Frankfurt-London) took-off from Bangkok. After receiving clearance for ILS approach to New Delhi Palam Airport, the aircraft crashed into the banks of Yamuna River. 86 passengers and crew onboard perished, and 3 were serious injured.

The first officer was flying the approach to Delhi. Japanese investigators claimed a false glide path signal was responsible for the descent into terrain. Indian investigators say the accident was caused by a disregard of procedures by the crew and abandoning all instrument indications without properly ensuring sighting of the runway. The accident was classified as (CFIT) Controlled Flight Into Terrain.

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Havørn Accident
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Havørn Accident

On June 16th, 1936, a Norwegian Air Lines flight en route from Bergen to Tromsø crashed into Lihesten mountain in Hyllestad, Norway. The pilots did not realize they were flying 15 to 20 kilometers east of their intended route. The crew of four and three passengers were all killed in the first fatal aviation accident in Norway. The first expedition found four bodies. The second expedition recovered the remaining bodies. The plane was a Junkers Ju 52, registration LN-DAE purchased from Deutsche Lufthansa. The captain was Ditlev Pentz Smith. First Officer was Erik Storm. Peter Ruth Paasche was reserve pilot. Radio operator was Per Erling Hegle. Thepassengers were Inspector Sven Svensen Løgit, Consul Wilhelm Andreas Mejdell Dall and journalist Harald Wigum of Bergens Tidende.

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