United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, June 7, 1976
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: June 7, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agent Dale Harbolt was killed in an airplane crash while flying a department Cessna from Dallas to Oklahoma City.
The plane crashed in a residential area as he attempted to make an emergency landing at Wiley Post Airport after running low on fuel.
Agent Harbolt had served with the ATF for almost 11 years and eight years with the Oklahoma City Police Department. He was survived by his wife, son, & daughter. He had also served in the US Army.