This case study explores three separate accidents involving the de Haviland DH-106 Comet 1 aircraft, G-ALYV at Calcutta, G-ALYP at Elba, G-ALYY at Naples, and fatigue testing accomplished on G-ALYR. All three accidents encountered inflight breakups with no warnings. Everyone perished in this series of accidents. What caused these new aircraft to structurally fail catastrophically?
For this case study analysis, do not create a separate report for each accident, but rather compare commonalities and combine this series of accidents into a single report. See the Case Study Guidance page for additional information on how to format your Case Study.
