Charles D. Logasa
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Officer

Charles D. Logasa

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch February 11, 1971
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Charles Logasa was killed when his police helicopter crashed into Lake Merced, just 15 yards from the landing pad. Officer Logasa had served with the San Francisco Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-03B4EF51
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Logasa gave the San Francisco Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Logasa.

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

Agency

Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1971
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Charles D. Logasa 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.

San Francisco Police Department
35
of 106 officers
33% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles D. Logasa's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles D. Logasa Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles D. Logasa is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location