It happened c43years ago
Definitely not anywhere near that far back.
I'm sure that the chap concerned (engineering boss at the time) was quite embarrassed but the incident was a useful example of the holes in the cheese lining up nicely. Talking to him only a month or two ago and he is still doing fine these days.
Sometimes the quids and pros line up nicely also.
Some of you might recall a couple of stalwarts dropping the DH125 (CAO) on its belly at Avalon a long time ago (as I recall a Miracle was shooting circuits and had a problem which set them up for a foul up). As it happened the Flying Unit had been trying to get funding to mod the aircraft to a later variant without any success. The gutser provided a convenient circumstance to do the desired upgrade mod.
And, in respect of the OP's philosophical concerns, there is a whole canyon between a screw up - to which we all are at risk - and deliberately inappropriate behaviour - which most of us endeavour to avoid.