De Havilland DH.106 Comet crashes

21 crashes involving the De Havilland DH.106 Comet since 1952, with 492 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 21
Fatal crashes: 13
Fatalities: 492
First recorded: October 26, 1952
Most recent: January 2, 1971

Deadliest

July 3, 1970: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Arbúcies Catalonia, Spain (112 fatalities)
October 12, 1967: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Demre Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (66 fatalities)
July 28, 1963: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (63 fatalities)
November 23, 1961: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Campinas-Viracopos São Paulo, Brazil (52 fatalities)
May 2, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Calcutta West Bengal, India (43 fatalities)

Countries

Italy (4)
India (3)
Türkiye (2)
Argentina (1)
Brazil (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Germany (1)
Libya (1)
Pakistan (1)
Paraguay (1)
Senegal (1)
Singapore (1)

Years

1953 (4)
1970 (4)
1954 (2)
1961 (2)
1963 (2)
1952 (1)
1959 (1)
1960 (1)
1962 (1)
1964 (1)
1967 (1)
1971 (1)

All crashes

January 2, 1971: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (16 fatalities)
October 7, 1970: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Newcastle Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1970: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Arbúcies Catalonia, Spain (112 fatalities)
February 9, 1970: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Munich-Riem Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 14, 1970: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Addis Ababa-Bole Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
October 12, 1967: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Demre Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (66 fatalities)
March 22, 1964: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Paya Lebar AFB, Singapore (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1963: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (63 fatalities)
March 20, 1963: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Mt Matto Piedmont, Italy (18 fatalities)
July 19, 1962: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Mt Khao Yai Nakhon Nayok, Thailand (26 fatalities)
December 21, 1961: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Ankara-Esenboğa Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (27 fatalities)
November 23, 1961: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Campinas-Viracopos São Paulo, Brazil (52 fatalities)
February 20, 1960: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Buenos Aires City, Argentina (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1959: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Asunción Distrito Capital, Paraguay (2 fatalities)
April 8, 1954: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, San Lucido Calabria, Italy (21 fatalities)
January 10, 1954: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Elba Island Tuscany, Italy (35 fatalities)
July 25, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Calcutta West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
June 25, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region, Senegal (0 fatalities)
May 2, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Calcutta West Bengal, India (43 fatalities)
March 3, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Mauripur AFB (Karachi) Sindh, Pakistan (11 fatalities)
October 26, 1952: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Rome-Ciampino Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)