Cessna TU206 N6373U
5 July 2020 · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 2020 at about 21:22 local time, a Cessna TU206 registered N6373U was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.5192, -116.8264
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206
- Registration
- N6373U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Coeur d'Alene → Lewison
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20FA206
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The float-equipped De Havilland DHC-2 was on a tour flight, and the Cessna 206 was on a personal flight. The airplanes collided in midair over a lake during day visual meteorological conditions. No radar or automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data were available for either airplane. Witnesses reported that the airplanes were flying directly toward each other before they collided about 700 to 800 ft above the water. Other witnesses reported that the Cessna was at a lower altitude and had initiated a climb before the collision. Review of 2 seconds of video captured as part of a witness’ “live” photo showed that both airplanes appeared to be in level flight before the collision. No evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunction was observed with either airplane. Recovered wreckage and impact signatures were consistent with the upper fuselage of the Cessna colliding with the floats and the lower fuselage of the De Havilland. The impact angle could not be determined due to the lack of available evidence, including unrecovered wreckage. The available evidence was consistent with both pilots’ failure to see and avoid the other airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna TU206 | N6373U | - | Destroyed |
| De Havilland DHC-2 | N2106K | Brooks Seaplane Service Inc | Destroyed |
Other Cessna TU206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Balleza, Chihuahua, Mexico | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Auburn, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 2021 | Cessna TU206 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Bylsa Drilling SA de CV | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Cessna TU206 | Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, United States | Aerial Imaging Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2020 | Maule M7 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | Innovations Educational Consulting | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Capella XLS | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Robinson R22 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Cessna 180 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2020 | Cessna 182 | Cascade, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |