Date of Death: December 1, 1974 in the performance of duty.
Cause of Death: On December 1, 1974, Special Agent Sheila Jean Regan was returning to Washington, D.C., from an assignment in Columbus, Ohio, aboard TWA flight 514 along with Special Agent Edward J. Knartzer, Jr. As the aircraft approached Dulles International Airport in high winds, fog, and heavy rain, it crashed into a hillside near Upperville, Virginia. All those aboard died in the crash. Special Agent Regan, who was among the first female special agents to join the Bureau, entered on duty with the FBI in September 1972.
Burial Location:
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Mission Hills, California
Section F, Lot 20, Grave 17