Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Alex Ilnicki and Policeman Lawrence Amberg were killed when their police helicopter crashed. On August 30, 1966, Policeman Lawrence Amberg, Observer, was working Air 1 with his partner, Policeman Alex Ilnicki, Pilot. Air 1 had departed the Department's heliport located in Glendale for a regularly scheduled patrol for the purpose of observing traffic conditions on freeways. While Air 1 was flying in the vicinity of Dodger Stadium, a media helicopter was also in the area reporting on freeway traffic conditions. Air 1 and the media helicopter collided, resulting in the deaths of both officers and the occupants of the media helicopter. Policeman Ilnicki had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 20 years.
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Policeman Ilnicki gave the Los Angeles Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Ilnicki.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Alex N. Ilnicki 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 Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alex N. Ilnicki's cause is highlighted.
How Alex N. Ilnicki Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alex N. Ilnicki is highlighted in Aug.
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