# Accident 20050804020642A: Dhav DHC2*, Renton, WA, August 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2005, 17:45 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SXFA
- Location: 47.5178° N, 122.1986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5178&lon=-122.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020642A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) COLLIDED WITH CESSNA 150, N66234, WHILE ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR A WATER LANDING NORTH OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE CESSNA WAS DEPARTING THE PATTERN ON CLIMBOUT AFTER DEPARTURE. (-23 AMENDMENT) N66234, A CESSNA 150, COLLIDED WITH N741DB, A DHC-2, ONE AND ONE HALF MILES NORTH OF THE RENTON, WASHINGON AIRPORT. THE DHC-2 WAS ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR A WATER LANDING TO THE NORTH AND WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT WHICH WAS RETURNING FROM A CANADIAN FISHING LODGE. THE CESSNA 150 WAS ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM THE NORTHEAST DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N66234, Cessna 150M: [Accident 20050804020641A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020641A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158), Aug 5, 2005: de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 (N741DB), Renton, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the DHC-2 Beaver pilot to understand air traffic advisory information and the failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain visual separation, resulting in a midair collision. A factor…

## Other reports on N741DB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900529022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529022559A), May 29, 1990: Dhav DHC1B2 (N741DB), Chatham, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power below ridge line, had to land in trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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