When did the world's first fatal commercial passenger jet crash occur?
On March 3, 1953, a Canadian Pacific DH-106 Comet crashed on takeoff from Karachi, Pakistan killing all 11 people on board. It was the world's first fatal commercial passenger jet crash. The accident was caused by the fact that the nose of the aircraft was lifted too high during the takeoff run, resulting in a partially stalled condition and excessive drag. The pilot tried to save the aircraft and took necessary corrective actions, but, unfortunately, it was too late.
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145 Comments
Ellen Gwaltney Bales
Pretty easy guess, given those dates!
dickahern
The alternative dates were nonsence
Dana E. Gassaway
I get dismayed when I read some of the answers/replies made, and I wonder what level of knowledge those who recorded 1888 have!
danny powell
Given the dates no one should have had to guess. It should have been obvious since all but one of those dates were before we ever had air travel.
Ray Metoyer
Duh... unless commercial planes really were flying in 1506... nearly 400 years before the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903! LOL
Gerald Mason
dates maybe should have been from the 1940's and 50's not 1506 come on
Glen Beltz
Far too easy given those choices. Three weren't even in the twentieth century!
Martin Dell
people got this wrong. really?? how stupid are they?
Rebecca Woods
This was a throw away question. Considering there was no air flight on any of the other dates listed.
John Bayly
Peter Thomas, On March 3, 1953, a Canadian Pacific DH-106 Comet crashed on takeoff from Karachi , Pakistan killing all 11 people on board. It was the world's first fatal commercial passenger jet crash. That's from Google.
Cujo
Are we not counting experimental Boeing 747 which crashed in early trials on April 23, 1295 B. C.?
Albert
December 14, 1920 - Believed to be one of the first known commercial passenger airplane crashes, a British Handley Page HP-16 en route to Paris from London crashes just after takeoff, killing four of the eight people onboard. I guess.
Peter Thomas
Dumbo, the question states commercial JET...the HP-16 wasn’t a jet...
John Cameron
15.6% of people thought it was more than 20 years before the first plane flew?
Conrado De Leon
MORE A TEST FOR INTELLIGENDE. "JET" CRASHES IN THE 19TH CENRTURY? LOL
Dumbo
December 14, 1920 London.Paris , Handley HP 16, 4 dead out of 8 passengers
Joan Norris Brigham
Well, the dates gave it away
Rob Farr
The other answer options were ludicrous ...
Chris Turner
Martin Dell, knowing irrelavant facts is not a measure of intelligence, more a shield for not so well educated people to hide behind.
mireinaliz
That's the one on record as being the first.
Sean1106
The dates given lead to only one answer.
Abby MacLean
ridiculous alternative dates
Andy the educated troglodyte
December 14, 1920 - Believed to be one of the first known commercial passenger airplane crashes, a British Handley Page HP-16 en route to Paris from London crashes just after take-off, killing four of the eight people onboard.