Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Hauptman and Detective Francis Dailey were killed in an airplane accident while returning to Morristown Airport following a reconnaissance flight searching for a marijuana crop. During their return to the airport at 5:20 p.m., the Cessna 150 stalled and then clipped a tree and crashed into the ground at 9 First Street in Florham Park. Patrolman Hauptman was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Florham Park Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, two brothers, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Patrolman Hauptman gave the Florham Park Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Florham Park community, and 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
Robert F. Hauptman served in the Air Force (1968â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Robert F. Hauptman 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florham Park Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert F. Hauptman's cause is highlighted.
How Robert F. Hauptman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert F. Hauptman is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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