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Officer / Pilot Thomas P. McNeff | Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer / Pilot

Thomas P. McNeff

Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

End of Watch: Sunday, October 2, 1983

Biographical Info

Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 1758

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: October 2, 1983
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer/Pilot Thomas McNeff and Officer/Paramedic Richard Stratman were killed in a helicopter crash during a rainstorm near Marana.

They were en route to pick up a pregnant woman stranded by floodwaters for a medical transport to Tucson when the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed into a flooded field.

Officer McNeff was a military veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for eight years. He was survived by his wife and infant daughter.