Roll of Honor
Ned D. Henderson
Incident
Autogyro Pilot Ned Henderson succumbed to injuries sustained in an autogyro crash two days earlier approximately one mile east of Sullivan City, Texas. He was flying the autogyro to San Antonio when it developed an engine fire at about 1:00 pm. He attempted to make an emergency landing in a small field along Highway 83 but struck high-power electric lines and crashed. He suffered extensive burns and bone fractures as a result of the crash. He was transported to McAllen City Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Pilot Henderson was survived by his wife. He was buried in the Roselawn Cemetery in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas.
Survivors
Pilot Henderson was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Autogyro Pilot Henderson gave the United States Department of Justice 14 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Autogyro Pilot Henderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Autogyro Pilot Ned D. Henderson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
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. Ned D. Henderson's cause is highlighted.
How Ned D. Henderson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ned D. Henderson is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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