Roll of Honor
David F. Roberson
Incident
Air Operations Supervisor David Roberson was killed in an airplane crash while tracking a group of illegal aliens near San Luis, Arizona, approximately four miles north of the Mexican border. The Christen A-1 Husky single-engine plane he was piloting stalled, causing it to crash at a steep angle and burst into flames. Supervisor Roberson had served with the United States Border Patrol for 23 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Air Operations Supervisor Roberson gave the United States Department of Justice 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Air Operations Supervisor Roberson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David F. Roberson served in the U.S. Army (1959â1962) before joining law enforcement.
Air Operations Supervisor David F. Roberson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David F. Roberson's cause is highlighted.
How David F. Roberson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David F. Roberson is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Military Service
David F. Roberson served in the U.S. Army (1959–1962) before joining law enforcement.
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