Roll of Honor
Harry Clifford Capps
Incident
Officers Harry Capps and William Cassidy were killed in an airplane crash while conducting an operation in eastern Arkansas.
Officer Capps was the pilot of the single-engine Champion. An investigation found that the aircraft pulled into a steep climb, went into a spin, and nose-dived into the ground at the edge of a rice field.
Officer Capps was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for 5 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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.
Wildlife Officer Capps gave the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community. Thank you 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
Harry Clifford Capps served in the Other (1967â1971) before joining law enforcement.
Wildlife Officer Harry Clifford Capps 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, 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. Harry Clifford Capps's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Clifford Capps Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Clifford Capps is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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