# Accident 20260709009879A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Waterloo, IL, July 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2026, 22:48 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2928° N, 90.1004° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2928&lon=-90.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 57 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260709009879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA254), Jul 10, 2026: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N202DK), Waterloo, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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