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Police Officer Kelley L. Smythe | Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma
Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer

Kelley L. Smythe

Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch: Friday, March 26, 1982

Biographical Info

Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: March 26, 1982
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Kelley Smythe and Police 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.

Officer Smythe had served with the Tulsa Police Department for four years.