| Police Officer Kelley L. Smythe
Tulsa Police Department
Oklahoma
End of Watch: Friday, March 26, 1982 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Friday, March 26, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Smythe and Officer Chance Whiteman were killed in a helicopter accident while assisting patrol officers during a car chase. Dispatchers lost contact with the helicopter during the chase. It was later discovered to have struck a tree and crashed near 66th Street and Lakewood Avenue.
The helicopter program was only ten days old at the time of the accident. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
