William J. Mann
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Juvenile Corrections Officer

William J. Mann

Accident
End of Watch March 12, 2002
Age 59
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Juvenile Corrections Officer William Mann was killed in an aircraft crash while transporting a juvenile inmate from Idaho Falls to Nampa, Idaho.

The two were passengers in a state-owned Piper PA-31 plane that was regularly used to transport inmates. The plane experienced a catastrophic wing failure while in flight and crashed in the Sawtooth National Forest 10 miles northeast of Atlanta, Idaho. The wreckage was located buried in snow on a ridge at an elevation of 9,500 feet three days after the crash. The pilot and the inmate were also killed.

Officer Mann had served with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections for six years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Juvenile Corrections Officer Mann gave the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Boise community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Juvenile Corrections Officer Mann.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Boise, Ada County, ID
Platform Identity idjcorr.ada.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 12, 2002
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

William is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

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Time

In 2002, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

William was 59. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. William had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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Juvenile Corrections Officer William J. Mann

Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections · End of Watch March 12, 2002

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