Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Wendell Troyer and Police Officer David Guider were killed when their department's Hughes 269C helicopter experienced mechanical failure with the main rotor and crashed. The helicopter crashed into a parking lot and building at 2033 Fruitvale Avenue and burst into flames. Officer Troyer had served with the Oakland Police Department for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Troyer gave the Oakland Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Troyer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Wendell I. Troyer 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 Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wendell I. Troyer's cause is highlighted.
How Wendell I. Troyer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wendell I. Troyer is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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