Trooper Frederick Christian Kielhorn
Oregon State Police
Oregon
End of Watch: Saturday, September 9, 1961

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Saturday, September 9, 1961
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Trooper Kielhorn was killed in an airplane accident while extraditing a prisoner from Lompac, California, to Yamhill County, Oregon. As the attempted to land it struck trees and crashed. The other passengers onboard were injured or unhurt. Trooper Kielhorn had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.