# Accident 20200705009682A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Coeur D'Alene, ID, July 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2020, 14:35 local time
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGGJ
- Location: 47.5192° N, 116.8264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5192&lon=-116.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2106K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2106K-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705009682A

## Narrative

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

THE DEHAVILAND BEAVER WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TOUR OVER LAKE COEUR D?ALANE WITH FIVE PASSENGERS. THE OPERATOR IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AUTHORIZED PART 91.147 COMMERCIAL AIR TOUR OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING NORTH UP THE LAKE, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 206. THE COLLISION HAPPENED NEAR HALF ROUND BAY, AND EYEWITNESSES STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFTS WERE APPROXIMATELY 500-800 FEET OFF THE WATER. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED DURING THE ACCIDENT, AND ALL OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6373U, Cessna TU206G: [Accident 20200705009672A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705009672A)

## 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 WPR20FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA206), Jul 5, 2020: De Havilland DHC-2 (N2106K), Coeur d'Alene, ID, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane.

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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