De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jul 5, 2020 (6 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on July 5, 2020 near Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the pilots of...
- Date: July 5, 2020
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane
A float equipped De Havilland Beaver on a local air tour and a Cessna TU206G on a personal flight collided in midair over Lake Coeur d'Alene in clear daytime conditions. Both airplanes fell into the lake and all eight people on board were killed. The NTSB found no mechanical problems and concluded that both pilots failed to see and avoid the other airplane.