United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, July 14, 1989
Age:
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: July 14, 1989
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Supervisor David Roberson was killed in an airplane accident near Yuma, Arizona, while tracking a group of illegal aliens about four miles north of the Mexican border.
His plane stalled, causing it to crash at a steep angle.
Supervisor Roberson had served with the United States Border Patrol for 23 years.