page_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8
section_title: 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8 / 1970s
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: スイス航空316便は1979年10月7日にアテネ・エリニコン国際空港で着陸に失敗し、14人が死亡した。
context_page_description: Following is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-8s from 1960 through the present.
context_section_description: 19 April 1970
  Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 986, a DC-8-62 (SE-DBE, Anund Viking), was destroyed by fire at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy while taxiing for take off after the no. 1 engine suffered an uncontained failure; all 65 on board survived.
  5 July 1970
  Air Canada Flight 621, a DC-8-63, crashed near Toronto Pearson International Airport in Brampton, Ontario. All 109 on board were killed.
  27 July 1970
  Flying Tiger Line Flight 45, a DC-8-63AF (N785FT), crashed on approach to Naha Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan due to excessive descent caused by crew error, killing the four crew.
  8 September 1970
  Trans International Airlines Flight 863, a DC-8-63CF (N4863T), was being ferried from New York City to Washington, DC when it crashed on takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport after a piece of asphalt became jammed in the right elevator causing a loss of control, killing the 11 crew.
  13 September 1970
  Swissair Flight 100, a DC-8-53 (HB-IDD), was hijacked after takeoff on September 6 and flown to Zerqa RAF Station and blown up after the 155 people on board were released.
  15 September 1970
  Alitalia Flight 618, a DC-8-62 (I-DIWZ, named Gaetano Donizetti), crashed on landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport after the pilot selected reverse thrust on final approach following non-standard vectoring by ATC; all 156 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.
  27 November 1970
  Capitol Airways Flight 3/26, a DC-8-63CF (N4909C) crashed on takeoff from Anchorage International Airport after the landing gear wheels failed to rotate due to an unexplained brake problem (though a brake/hydraulic system malfunction or an engaged parking brake were suspected), killing 47 of 229 on board. The aircraft was operating a McChord AFB-Anchorage-Yokota-Can Ranh Bay service for the Military Airlift Command.
  29 January 1971
  Canadian Pacific Flight 301, a DC-8-63 (CF-CPQ) was struck while taxi-ing after landing by a Trans Australia Airlines Flight 592 （Boeing 727 VH-TJA) which had been cleared for take-off despite the runway not yet being clear.  The DC-8 suffered major damage to its tail and the 727 a tear to its fuselage.  The 727 was able to return and land safely and there were no deaths.
  5 May 1972
  Alitalia Flight 112, a DC-8-43 (I-DIWB, named Antonio Pigafetta), struck Mount Longa while on approach to Punta Raisi Airport after the crew deviated from approach procedures, killing all 115 on board. The crash remains Italy's worst single-aircraft disaster.
  14 June 1972
  Japan Airlines Flight 471, a DC-8-53 (JA8012, named Akan) crashed in the River Yamuna while on approach to Palam Airport, India, killing 82 of 87 on board and three on the ground. The cause was disputed, with Japanese investigators claiming a false glide path signal leading to a descent, while Indian investigators claimed a disregard of procedure.
  6 July 1972
  Aviaco Flight 331, a DC-8-52 (EC-ARA, named Velaquez) was being ferried from Madrid to Las Palmas when it crashed in the sea and sank 13 mi off Las Palmas, killing the 10 crew.
  24 September 1972
  Japan Air Lines Flight 472, a DC-8-53 (JA8013, named Haruna), overran the runway on landing at Juhu Airport; all 122 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. The pilot was cleared to land at Santacruz Airport but landed at Juhu Airport by mistake.
  28 November 1972
  Japan Airlines Flight 446, a DC-8-62 (JA8040, named Hida), crashed on takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Soviet Union (now Russia) due to crew error, killing 61 of 76 on board.
  10 May 1973
  A Thai Airways International DC-8-33 (HS-TGU, named Srisubhan) overran the runway on landing at Tribhuvan Airport, killing one person on the ground; all 110 on board the DC-8 survived.
  21 June 1973
  Air Canada Flight 890, a DC-8-53 (CF-TIJ), was destroyed by fire during refueling at Toronto International Airport.
  8 September 1973
  World Airways Flight 802, a DC-8-63CF (N802WA) operating on a cargo flight for the Military Airlift Command, crashed into high ground while on approach to Cold Bay Airport, Alaska. All six people on board were ki
caption: Swissair Flight 316 burning
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