Harry Clifford Capps
Incident
Officers Harry Capps and William Cassidy were killed in an airplane crash while conducting an operation in eastern Arkansas.
Officer Capps was the pilot of the single-engine Champion. An investigation found that the aircraft pulled into a steep climb, went into a spin, and nose-dived into the ground at the edge of a rice field.
Officer Capps was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for 5 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Wildlife Officer Capps gave the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harry Clifford Capps served in the U.S. Army (1965â1967) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission has lost 8 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Harry is one of 92 officers lost to accidents in AR, 24.7% of the 372 remembered there.
Harry is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Harry is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1974, 2 officers in AR were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 55 years on record. The heaviest was 1998, with 7.
In 1974, 98 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1974, 106 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 13th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Harry was 29. Of the 87 lost to accidents in AR whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 50.5; the middle age was 39. Harry had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Harry was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Harry had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Harry was 29. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Harry had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
July holds 13% of these deaths in AR, more than any other month. Mondays: 9.8%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 8 deaths at Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 24.7% of all 372 deaths in AR, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission has 8 officers remembered here, Harry among them.
Military Service
Harry Clifford Capps served in the U.S. Army (1965–1967) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W
What is kept
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