Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent Alan Winn was killed in a helicopter crash during an operations flight over Hilo, Hawaii. Special Agent Winn was piloting the Bolkow helicopter as part of a mission to locate marijuana grows when it suffered a mechanical failure. The helicopter crashed as he attempted an emergency landing at the Honokaa Airstrip. The helicopter experienced a hard landing, flipped on its side, and became engulfed in flames. Three other law enforcement officers who were in the helicopter were injured. Special Agent Winn was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the San Diego Police Department in California for two years before joining Drug Enforcement Administration.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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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.
Special Agent Winn served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alan H. Winn served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Alan H. Winn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 20 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alan H. Winn's cause is highlighted.
How Alan H. Winn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alan H. Winn is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Military Service
Alan H. Winn served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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