Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Donald Heilman and Deputy Frank Howard were killed in an aircraft accident while searching for escapees from the Mohave County Jail. The two deputies were killed when their airplane crashed in the Cerbat Mountains during a multi-agency search for the five escapees. The fugitives were caught the next day. Deputy Heilman was a United States Navy WWII and Korean War veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Heilman served with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Kingman community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lloyd Donald Heilman served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Donald Heilman 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Mohave County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lloyd Donald Heilman's cause is highlighted.
How Lloyd Donald Heilman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lloyd Donald Heilman is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
Lloyd Donald Heilman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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