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| Officer Kenneth L. Archer
California Highway Patrol
California
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 24, 1982 Biographical Info
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 7255 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 24, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Archer and Pilot Officer George Carey were killed when their helicopter crashed. The officers were conducting a search mission in a remote desert area of San Bernardino County. The pilot, Officer Carey, became spatially disoriented due to a combination of factors and the aircraft impacted the ground at high speed, instantly killing both officers.
Officer Archer had served with the agency for 13 years. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
