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U.S. Army · United States 
Terrance Loftus
2004
Terrance Patrick Loftus served the U.S. Army. Terrance also served in the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Special Agent Terrence Loftus was killed in an aircraft accident while on a narcotics mission.
Agent Loftus was piloting a Cessna 206H and had departed Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, en route to St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after takeoff he radioed the tower and reported engine failure before disappearing from radar.
Witnesses stated that Agent Loftus attempted to land in a large field but crashed into a residential garage, narrowly missing the nearby house, before becoming completely engulfed in flames. The crash occurred near the intersection of 139th Street and King Road in Homer Glen, Illinois. Agent Loftus was the sole person aboard the aircraft.
Agent Loftus was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for over 14-1/2 years.
Agent Loftus was piloting a Cessna 206H and had departed Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, en route to St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after takeoff he radioed the tower and reported engine failure before disappearing from radar.
Witnesses stated that Agent Loftus attempted to land in a large field but crashed into a residential garage, narrowly missing the nearby house, before becoming completely engulfed in flames. The crash occurred near the intersection of 139th Street and King Road in Homer Glen, Illinois. Agent Loftus was the sole person aboard the aircraft.
Agent Loftus was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for over 14-1/2 years.
Agent Loftus was piloting a Cessna 206H and had departed Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, en route to St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after takeoff he radioed the tower and reported engine failure before disappearing from radar.
Witnesses stated that Agent Loftus attempted to land in a large field but crashed into a residential garage, narrowly missing the nearby house, before becoming completely engulfed in flames. The crash occurred near the intersection of 139th Street and King Road in Homer Glen, Illinois. Agent Loftus was the sole person aboard the aircraft.
Agent Loftus was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for over 14-1/2 years.
Agent Loftus was piloting a Cessna 206H and had departed Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, en route to St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after takeoff he radioed the tower and reported engine failure before disappearing from radar.
Witnesses stated that Agent Loftus attempted to land in a large field but crashed into a residential garage, narrowly missing the nearby house, before becoming completely engulfed in flames. The crash occurred near the intersection of 139th Street and King Road in Homer Glen, Illinois. Agent Loftus was the sole person aboard the aircraft.
Agent Loftus was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for over 14-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four young children, parents, brother, and sister.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1982 – 1982
U.S. Army
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent
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