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.
Cases newest first · 3,055
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-03-31 | NYC85LA096 | Maule M-5-235C N386X |
Pittsfield Massachusetts |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | ANC85LA061 | Cessna 150C N7866Z |
Kenai Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | ATL85LA126 | Piper PA-32-260 N3744W |
Blairsville Georgia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | ATL85LA128 | Amateur-built DUNCAN/VARIEZE N9329A |
Ocracoke North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | DEN85LA098 | Cessna 402C N2711X |
Aspen Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | LAX85LVM03 | Bell 47G-2 N4227B |
Watsonville California |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | MIA85IA137 incident |
Cessna 402C N2719T |
Ft. Lauderdale Florida |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | MIA85LA138 | Aeronca 7AC N84303 |
Key Largo Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | NYC85LA093 | Taylorcraft BC12-D N43871 |
Orange Massachusetts |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | SEA85LA081 | Piper PA-28-180 N772GW |
Trinidad Washington |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | CHI85LA150 | Cessna 152 N48241 |
Richmond Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | DEN85FA103 | Gulfstream 681 N772CB |
Calhan Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | FTW85IA168 incident |
Boeing 727-200B N701AA |
Mexico City Mexico |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | LAX85LA190 | Piper PA-30 N802Y |
Death Valley California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | MIA85LA136 | Bellanca 17-30 N7390V |
Melbourne Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | MKC85LA079 | Cessna 188 N9959G |
Osage City Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-28 | FTW85LA166 | Cessna TU206G N6282X |
El Paso Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-28 | LAX85LVD01 | Piper PA-24-250 N6012P |
Navato California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-27 | BFO85LA030 | Cessna 182G N2318R |
Bridgewater Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-27 | LAX85LA189 | Cessna 172G N3757L |
Show Low Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-27 | MIA85LA134 | Piper PA-34-200T N8300V |
Tampa Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-27 | MIA85LA135 | Cessna 206 N4944U |
Key West Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-27 | MKC85FA078 | Cessna 182A N6048B |
Onxy Arkansas |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-27 | SEA85IA080 incident |
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 N85AS |
Reno Nevada |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1985-03-26 | FTW85LA165 | Cessna 206 XBANR |
Pharr Texas |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-26 | MIA85LA133 | Hughes 269C N58208 |
Tampa Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-26 | NYC85LA091 | Piper PA-28-180 N55369 |
Clearfield Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | ANC85LA060 | Piper PA-22 N4810A |
Kanektok River Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | CHI85LA148 | Piper PA-20-125 N7629K |
Zionsville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | FTW85LA167 | Cessna 177 N52690 |
Roanoke Texas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | FTW85LA179 | Piper PA-31 N23L |
Eagle Lake Texas |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | MIA85LA131 | Piper AEROSTAR 600 N79CM |
Fort Myers Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | NYC85FA088 | Lake LA-4-200 N6024V |
Swanton Vermont |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | ATL85LA122 | Cessna 182L N42616 |
Falmouth Kentucky |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | ATL85LA124 | Amateur-built DR-1 N1387B |
Thomaston Georgia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | CHI85IA149 incident |
Boeing 727-100 N285AT |
Chattan00Gr Tennessee |
minor injuries | Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | FTW85LA160 | Cessna 195B N2163C |
Bay City Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | FTW85LA161 | Cessna 150F N6928F |
Fritch Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | FTW85LA163 | Piper PA-24-250 N839OP |
Lubbock Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | FTW85LA164 | Cessna 172M N73616 |
Angola Louisiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | LAX85LA223 | General Balloon AX-6 N2614K |
Panamint Valley California |
serious injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | MIA85LA130 | Piper PA-25-235 N8773L |
Everglades Florida |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | MIA85LA132 | Cessna 150H N6587S |
Fort Pierce Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | NYC85LA087 | Piper PA-32R-301 N8429T |
Zelienople Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-24 | NYC85LA090 | Cessna L-19 N5234G |
Perkasie Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-23 | ANC85LA058 | Cessna 180 N91224 |
Kenai Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-23 | ATL85FMG04 | Amateur-built TAYLOR TITCH N9438 |
Liberty North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-23 | CHI85LA147 | Cessna T210M N732RX |
Flora Indiana |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-23 | FTW85FA159 | Cessna 152 N757LV |
Bixby Oklahoma |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-23 | FTW85LA162 | North American AT-6G N9035Z |
Frederick Oklahoma |
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.