Twin piston

N202DK

1978 Beechcraft B55 Baron

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
TC2152
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Auto Key Masters and Locksmith LLC (LLC)
Based
Watts, OK
Registration record

N202DK on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC2152
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Auto Key Masters and Locksmith LLC
Watts, OK
Certificate issued
2025-02-06
Airworthiness date
1978-05-25
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A199C6
Mode S (octal)
50314706
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
739 nm
Cruise (type)
184 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-10
    Accident at Waterloo, IL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2025-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N202DK.
  • 1978-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N202DK

N202DK is a 1978 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC2152. The FAA register lists Auto Key Masters and Locksmith LLC as the registrant in Watts, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 184 knots and a range of about 739 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 25, 1978.

N202DK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
184 kt
Range
739 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,154 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,148 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-10 Accident · Waterloo, IL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR26FA254
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A)
Preliminary report: 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…
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.