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
1985-07-21	CHI85LA304	Cessna 210H N6139F	Burlington Wisconsin	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-21	CHI85LA307	Bellanca 17-30 N7315V	Sheboygan Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-21	CHI85LA310	Enstrom 280C N556H	Milford Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-21	DEN85LA194	Cessna 170B N5414C	Kalispell Montana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-21	FTW85LA293	Piper PA-38-112 N2323E	Graford Texas	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-21	FTW85LA295	Bell 206L-1 N5753D	South Marsh	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-21	LAX85LUJ01	Aerotek PITTS S-1 N1LM	Page Arizona	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-21	NYC85FA185	Bellanca 8KCAB N5504B	Fall River Massachusetts	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-21	NYC85FNC06	Piper PA-11 N4810M	Moultonboro New Hampshire	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-21	NYC85LA187	Cessna 152 N11BZ	Marlboro New Jersey	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-21	NYC85LA188	Lake LA-4 N6668L	Sidney Maine	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-21	SEA85LA175	Cessna 150C N1935Z	Chesaw Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	ATL85FLT09	Cessna 152 N89634	Memphis Tennessee	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-20	CHI85FA301	Bell 47G2A1 N1345A	Brook Indiana	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-20	CHI85LA303	Bell 206BII N49737	Farmington Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	FTW85LA292	Champion 7KCAB N1642G	Chattanooga Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	LAX85LA324	Bellanca 17-30 N7305V	San Andreas California	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	LAX85LA326	Beech 95-B55 N7474N	Grand Canyon Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	LAX85LA334	Mooney M20A N8141E	Compton California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	MIA85LA216	Cessna 172N N4941G	Frostproof Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	MKC85FA175	Cessna 150L N11152	Lee'S Summit Missouri	serious injuries	Preliminary
1985-07-20	MKC85LA162	Cessna A188B N4848Q	Indianola Nebraska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	MKC85LA163	Cessna 182 N5699B	Forest City Iowa	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	NYC85LA186	Piper PA-18-95 N5777D	Stowe Vermont	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-20	NYC85LA190	New Standard D-25 N176H	Rhinebeck New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	ANC85LA126	Champion 7KCAB N9045L	Glennallen Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	ANC85LA132	Piper PA-18-150 N1109A	Mccarthy Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-19	ATL85FA221	Cessna 421C N5473G	Kennesaw Georgia	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-19	BFO85LA059	Cessna 182RG N737XD	Stevensville Maryland	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	CHI85LA298	Piper PA-28-140 N38174	Pepin Wisconsin	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-19	CHI85LA299	Piper PA-28-140 N5279S	Big Falls Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	DEN85LA191	Cessna 172 N739GA	Sykeston North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	FTW85LA296	Cessna T210M N761YK	Kilgore Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	LAX85FA322	Piper PA-28-181 N2640Q	Phelen California	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-19	LAX85LA323	Bell 206B N7910J	Soda Springs California	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	NYC85FA189	Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 N71MA	Erie Pennsylvania	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-19	NYC85LA183	Cessna 172E N3625S	Gardiner New York	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	NYC85LA184	Piper PA-28-161 N8247A	Nantucket Massachusetts	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-19	SEA85LA173	Cessna 180G N5252D	Battle Mountain Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-19	SEA85LA174	Bell 47G-3B-1 N9417A	Lebanon Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	ANC85FA130	Piper PA-22/20 N3445Z	Alexander Lake Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	ATL85LA219	Hiller UH-12E N40296	Pickens South Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	ATL85LA220	Cessna 152 N67825	Mt Sterling Kentucky	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-18	CHI85FA300	Cessna 150L N19293	Bainbridge Indiana	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-18	CHI85FEK01	Amateur-built EVANS VP-1 N6267	Bryan Ohio	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	CHI85LA288	Beech BE-55 N22PG	Eden Prairie Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	CHI85LA302	Beech E18S N51W	Youngstown Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	MIA85FA215	Piper PA-32-260 N3714W	San Juan Puerto Rico	fatal substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	MIA85LA213	Cessna 172 N3781S	Leesburg Florida	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-18	MIA85LA214	Bell 47D1 N586T	Moultrie 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.