Kern County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Saturday, August 16, 1986
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: 551
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: August 16, 1986
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Marvin Kline, Pilot Douglas Moonen, and Deputy Ray Bockman were killed in an aircraft accident while on a training mission at 9:45 am.
Their Cessna 206 hit a high-tension power line and tree before it crashed.
Sergeant Kline had served with the Kern County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.