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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Waterloo, IL · July 9, 2026

Date: July 9, 2026 · 22:48 local
Place: Waterloo, IL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N202DK
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26FA254
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 127 total57 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N202DKRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC2152 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 9, 2026, the subject aircraft departed st. louis regional airport (aln) at 10:26 CDT under VFR conditions. Family members advised the aircraft was enroute home to siloam springs, ar airport (slg). No records of a filed flight plan was found. No records of a weather brief with FAA flight standards service was found. The pilot entered IMC conditions near Waterloo IL. ADS-B data indicates several direction and altitude changes and a groundspeed of only 22 knots before rapidly descending to impact the ground. ADS-B data was lost at approximately 10:48 CDT. The aircraft impacted the terrain and was completely destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 9, 2026, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ST. LOUIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (ALN) AT 10:26 CDT UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. FAMILY MEMBERS ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE HOME TO SILOAM SPRINGS, AR AIRPORT (SLG). NO RECORDS OF A FILED FLIGHT PLAN WAS FOUND. NO RECORDS OF A WEATHER BRIEF WITH FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE WAS FOUND. THE PILOT ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS NEAR WATERLOO IL. ADS-B DATA INDICATES SEVERAL DIRECTION AND ALTITUDE CHANGES AND A GROUNDSPEED OF ONLY 22 KNOTS BEFORE RAPIDLY DESCENDING TO IMPACT THE GROUND. ADS-B DATA WAS LOST AT APPROXIMATELY 10:48 CDT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR26FA254Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportWaterloo, ILOn 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…Jul 10, 2026 · Destroyed