“使失事” 常见英文表达可以是 “cause (a vessel/aircraft, etc.) to crash” 或 “bring about the wrecking of (something)” ，不过更简洁常用的表达，在描述导致飞行器、船只等失事时，常用 “cause (an aircraft/ship, etc.) to crash/be wrecked” 。
例如：
恶劣天气使那架飞机失事了。（The bad weather caused the aircraft to crash. ）
操作失误使那艘船失事了。（Human error brought about the wrecking of that ship. / Human error caused that ship to be wrecked. ）