Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kenneth Archer and Pilot Officer George Carey were killed when their helicopter crashed during a search mission in the Harper Lake area west of Barstow. The officers were conducting a search mission in a remote desert area of San Bernardino County. Pilot Officer Carey became spatially disoriented due to a combination of factors and the aircraft impacted the ground at high speed, instantly killing both officers. Officer Archer had served with the California Highway Patrol for 13 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Archer gave the California Highway Patrol 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Archer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth L. Archer served in the U.S. Air Force (1957â1963) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Kenneth L. Archer 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth L. Archer's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth L. Archer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth L. Archer is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Military Service
Kenneth L. Archer served in the U.S. Air Force (1957–1963) before joining law enforcement.
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