Beech 95-B55 (T42A) accident near Waterloo, IL
On July 10, 2026, a Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waterloo, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 10, 2026
- Place
- Waterloo, IL
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.293°N, 90.100°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260710203364
NTSB summary
On July 9, 2026, at about 2248 central daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N202DK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Illinois. The pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Family of the pilot reported that he had departed St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) Alton/St. Louis, Illinois, on July 9 with an intended destination of Smith Field Airport (SLG), Siloam Springs, Arkansas. A family member, who was monitoring the airplane’s progress on a flight tracking application, saw the airplane stopped transmitting position data partway through the flight. The family member became concerned that the airplane may have crashed and subsequently notified local law enforcement. The FAA issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) shortly after. The wreckage was located by Search and Rescue personnel the morning of July 10. There are no known witnesses to the accident sequence. Local law enforcement reported that on the night of the accident, the area experienced a significant storm with heavy rain, lightning, strong wind, and low visibility. Recorded ADS-B data showed that at 2226:06, the airplane departed from ALN on a southeast heading and climbed to altitude of about 3,800 ft mean sea level (msl). At 2238:28 the flight track data showed the airplane made a right turn to a southern heading and climbed to an altitude of about 5,000 ft msl. At 2240:54 the airplane made a right turn to a southwest heading and maintained an altitude of about 5,000 ft msl. At 2246:08 the airpla
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
