Special Agent Terrance Patrick Loftus
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, May 28, 2004

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Friday, May 28, 2004
Incident Location: Illinois
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Special Agent Terrence Loftus was killed in an aircraft accident while on a drug mission. Agent Loftus was piloting a Cessna 206 H and had departed Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois en route to St. Louis, Missouri on a drug mission when, 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 accident occurred in Homer Glen, Illinois. Agent Loftus was the sole person onboard the aircraft.

Agent Loftus had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for 14 years, becoming an experienced pilot in the DEA Airwing the last five years and was previously a pilot while serving in the US Army. He was survived by his wife and three young children.