The Kootenai County Sheriff's office responded to two plane crashes in two days over the weekend.

On Sunday around 1 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a downed airplane into Hayden Lake.

Once deputies arrived on scene, they learned that Terry L. Holman, 75, of Spokane was attempting to land his 1978 fixed-wing Cessna float plane when he crashed into the lake, near Chicken Point.

Holman’s plane flipped upside down in the water. He was able to climb out on his own and was brought to shore by some boaters in the area. Holman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Kootenai Health. The plane was towed by Northern Lakes Fire Department to Holman’s dock near the crash.

Preliminary investigation into the cause of the crash revealed that his dry land landing gear was in the down position when he attempted to land in the water, causing him to flip over.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration were notified of the crash.

On Saturday a Spokane man was killed when his plane crashed around 3 p.m. in a thickly forested area in the backcountry near Horsehaven, about 40 miles east of Coeur d'Alene by vehicle.

A backcountry deputy and KCSO volunteer Search and Rescue personnel patrolling the area were within a mile of the crash scene and on scene within minutes of the report. The sole occupant of the plane was pronounced dead at the scene. Due to the remoteness of the scene and impending darkness, the scene was secured overnight and the investigation resumed Sunday. Further details, including the man’s name, were not released Sunday.