Frank Anthony Mastrangelo, Jr.
Patrolman

Frank Anthony Mastrangelo, Jr.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department — Fort Lauderdale, FL
Accident
End of Watch May 25, 1989
Age 33
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Frank Mastrangelo and Detective Norman Eddy were killed in an aircraft accident while returning to Fort Lauderdale in the agency's aircraft. The aircraft crashed into the Everglades. Patrolman Mastrangelo had been with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mastrangelo gave the Fort Lauderdale Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mastrangelo.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL
Platform Identity flpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 1989
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Frank Anthony Mastrangelo, Jr. is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Fort Lauderdale Police Department, 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department
9
of 13 officers
69.2% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,585 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Anthony Mastrangelo, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Frank Anthony Mastrangelo, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Anthony Mastrangelo, Jr. is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897