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
1985-07-18	MKC85LA161	Cessna 180G N4734U	Harrison Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	NYC85LA178	Cessna C172 N98651	Ellington Connecticut	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	NYC85LA180	Piper PA-28-140 +1 more N6139J	Bedminster New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	NYC85LA182	Piper PA-16 N5739H	Livingston New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-18	SEA85FA171	Piper J3-C-65 N70691	Goose Prairie Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-17	ANC85LA128	Cessna A-185F N4611E	Portage Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	ANC85LA129	Hughes H-269B N9434F	Northway Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	ATL85LA218	Cessna 177 N3150T	Stanton Kentucky	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	CHI85FEX04	Texas Helicopter OH13E/M74 N10000	Veedersburg Indiana	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-17	CHI85IA296 incident	Piper PA-28-180D N5328L	Lansing Michigan	1 killed minor damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	CHI85LA294	Piper PA-28-161 N4349K	Schaumburg Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	CHI85LA295	Amateur-built JR ACE N3642	Troy Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	DEN85LA192	Cessna 170B N8252A	Missoula Montana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	FTW85LA289	Bellanca 14-19-3 N7620E	Gatesville Texas	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-17	FTW85LA290	Cessna 177B N20164	Guthrie Oklahoma	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-17	LAX85LA320	Grumman G-164A N7853	Durham California	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-17	LAX85LA321	Piper PA-28-235 N15548	Monterey California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-17	MKC85LA160	Cessna 180J N180DH	Fort Dodge Iowa	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	NYC85FNC05	Barnes AX7 N15314	Gorham Maine	serious injuries	Preliminary
1985-07-17	NYC85LA175	Grumman AA-1C N333FY	Farmingdale New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	NYC85LA179	Cessna 152 N89856	W.Stafford Connecticut	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	SEA85LA166	Aerospatiale AS350D N3601D	Hoonah Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	SEA85LA168	Cessna 172N N4931G	Juneau Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-17	SEA85LA169	Cessna 185F N4309R	Boise Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	ATL85FA213	Beech 99 N95WA	Louisville Kentucky	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	ATL85FMG05	Amateur-built EVANS VP-1 N74VP	Statesville North Carolina	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-16	ATL85LA214	Wag-Aero, Inc. CUBBIE (J-3) N909GH	Stockbridge Georgia	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	CHI85FA292	Cessna 170A N1223D	Olney Illinois	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	CHI85LA290	Hughes 269A N8877F	Oconomowoc Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	CHI85LA291	Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B +1 more N1533S	Battle Creek Michigan	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	CHI85LA293	Amateur-built RAND KR2 N717J	Mechanicstown Ohio	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	FTW85LA288	Bell 47G-5 N8197J	Crane Texas	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-16	LAX85LA319	Cessna 152 N6322B	Thermal California	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	NYC85LA174	Piper PA-28-140 CFEYV	Spring Valley New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	NYC85LA176	Piper PA-22-108 N5322Z	Hookstown Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	SEA85LA167	Cessna 182 N2611G	Denio Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-16	SEA85LA172	Bellanca 7GCBC N36137	Moses Lake Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	ATL85FA216	Bell 206B N16646	Anneville Kentucky	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	DEN85FA189	Cessna 320F N90HC	Rapid City South Dakota	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-15	DEN85LA190	Piper PA-25-235 N7614Z	Thistle Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	FTW85FA287	Bell 206L-1 N32GT	Saginaw Texas	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-07-15	LAX85LA316	Mooney M-20-E N6891U	Los Banos California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	MIA85IA211 incident	Cessna R182 N6289T	Jacksonville Florida	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	MKC85LA156	Cessna 152 N68777	Harrison Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	MKC85LA159	Piper PA-28 N5424W	Springfield Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	MKC85LA225	Grumman G-164A N8561H	Griffithville Arkansas	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	SEA85LA165	Cessna 172 N2396E	Pacatello Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-15	SEA85LA189	Beech 35-C33 N5891J	Scappoose Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-14	ATL85LA211	Cessna 172 M N12334	Statesville North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-07-14	ATL85LA212	Cessna 182C N8472T	Lugoff South Carolina	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.