Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Allen Nieland was killed when his Cessna 172 patrol plane crashed as he was assisting other troopers in locating a robbery suspect off of Route 151, south of I-80, five miles east of Williamsburg. He located the suspect and was flying above him when the aircraft suddenly nose-dived into the ground. The suspect was apprehended and charged with vehicular homicide in connection with Trooper Nieland's death. Trooper Nieland had served with the Iowa State Patrol for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Nieland gave the Iowa State Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Iowa. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Nieland.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Allen Patrick Nieland 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Iowa State Patrol, 9 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen Patrick Nieland's cause is highlighted.
How Allen Patrick Nieland Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Allen Patrick Nieland is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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