Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1985

3,055 cases in 1985, newest first. Every case.

94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.

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Cases newest first · 3,055

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1985-07-26	ATL85LKG08	Schweizer AG CAT N3629K	Samson Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-26	CHI85FA314	Beech J35 N687B	Eden Prairie Minnesota	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-26	CHI85FA315	Amateur-built GYROPLANE N46Z	Oshkosh Wisconsin	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-26	DEN85FA200	Beech A36 N130T	Santa Rosa New Mexico	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-26	DEN85LA201	Cessna U206 N9675G	Greystone Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-26	DEN85LTE05	Amateur-built THORPE T-18 N633GG	Alamosa Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-26	LAX85LA330	Amateur-built SONERAI IIL N4422P	Prescott Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-26	MIA85LA219	Piper PA-28-180 N32576	South Bay Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-26	MIA85LA220	Cessna 150F N8665G	Apalachicola Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-25	ANC85LA133	Piper PA-18 N8688D	Palmer Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-25	CHI85FAMS2	Cessna 170B N3160B	Chicago(L.Mich) Illinois	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-25	CHI85FEP02	Amateur-built GN-2 N13708	Brodhead Wisconsin	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-25	CHI85LA313	Luscombe 8A N2071K	Valparaiso Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-25	CHI85LA375	Cessna 172P II N6508K	Detroit Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-25	DEN85LA199	Beech 58P N6039S	Buena Vista Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-25	DEN85LTE04	Amateur-built QUICKIE Q2 N66LW	Rawlins Wyoming	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-25	FTW85LA298	Air Tractor AT301 N23257	Bonita Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-25	FTW85MA297	Beech H35 N356B	El Reno Oklahoma	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-25	MIA85LA218	Cessna 172 N8151X	Lawtey Florida	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-25	SEA85LA176	Beech A-24-R N8026R	Tuscarora Nevada	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-25	SEA85LA177	Cessna 172 N734WW	Mitchell Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-24	BFO85FA062	Piper J3C-65 N70336	Oakland Maryland	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-24	DEN85LTG04	Piper PA-25 N6083Z	Antler North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-24	MIA85IA217 incident	Cessna 402B N1554G	West Palm Beach Florida	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-07-24	MKC85LA166	Amateur-built QUICKIE N32JG	Fenton Missouri	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-24	NYC85LA191	Schweizer SGS 2-33A N2039T	Plymouth Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-24	NYC85LA193	Piper PA-30 N999RH	Worcester Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	ANC85FA135	Stinson SR6 N15120	Port Lions Alaska	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-23	BFO85FA061	Cessna 152 N24787	Mechanicsville Maryland	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	BFO85LA060	Cessna 152 N89432	Charlottesville Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	CHI85LA309	Cessna 150D N4460U	Lincoln Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	CHI85LA311	Piper PA-28-140 N32858	Culver Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	DEN85FA196	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N40501	Brighton Colorado	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-23	DEN85LA197	Piper PA-28 N2203D	Bountiful Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	DEN85LA204	Bellanca 14-19-3 N7685B	Logan New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	LAX85FA325	Cessna 150L N11490	Goleta California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-23	LAX85LA329	Stinson 108-3 N876C	Anza California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	MKC85LA167	Cessna 152 N67911	Queen City Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-23	NYC85LA192	Cessna P206D N8789Z	Limerick Maine	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	CHI85LA305	Amateur-built BD4 N115PK	Acme Michigan	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	CHI85LA306	Cessna 120 N2785N	Hart Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	CHI85LA308	Cessna 150M N6350K	Mt Pleasant Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	CHI85LA312	Amateur-built AVENGER GYRO PLANE +1 more N2260N	Shelbyville Illinois	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	DEN85LA193	Cessna 182P N6375F	Missoula Montana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	DEN85LA195	Schweizer G-164B-600 N6825K	Riverton Wyoming	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	DEN85LA198	Mooney M20K N3866H	Durango Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	LAX85FA328	Cessna 150G N2209J	Columbia California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-22	LAX85LA327	Piper PA-34-200T N2193Z	Avalon California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-22	LAX85LA339	Cessna 310D N6740T	Kahului Hawaii	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-21	ATL85LA222	Burkhart Grob G-109B N5829T	Williamson Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary

About these pages

The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are not named, the site's policy at this time. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.