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| Pilot Friedrich Karl
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, October 4, 1973 Biographical Info
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 28 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, October 4, 1973
Incident Location: Arizona
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Pilot Karl and Agent John Blue were killed in an airplane accident near Tacna, Arizona, shortly after takeoff. The two agents were on a patrol in the area and had stopped at an airport near Tacna to make ground contact with other agents. Shortly after takeoff the landing gear of the plane struck a 52-foot high power line, causing it to flip over and fall to the ground.
Pilot Karl had been in law enforcement for 28 years. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
