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
1985-03-23	FTW85LA170	Cessna 175 N6710E	Sonora Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-23	LAX85FA185	Swearingen SA 226TC CGYRD	Los Angeles California	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-23	LAX85LA186	Cessna 182P N52711	Gila Bend Arizona	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-23	LAX85LA187	Cessna 150 N6653G	Banning California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-23	MKC85FA076	Swearingen SA226TC N508SS	Hot Springs Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-23	MKC85LA077	Mooney M20J N1140L	Ft. Smith Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-23	NYC85LA086	Cessna 182 N97700	Fairfield Pennsylvania	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-23	NYC85LA089	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-D N99677	Sussex New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-22	DEN85FA102	Piper PA-28-181 N8359B	Vail Colorado	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-22	FTW85FA158	Beech C24R N2011M	Galveston Texas	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-22	LAX85LA184	Cessna 152 N67001	Shafter California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-22	MIA85FA128	Cessna P337H N4EY	Leesburg Florida	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-22	MIA85LA129	Grumman AA-5 N5867L	Okeechobee Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-22	MKC85FPG03	Helio COURIER H-295 N6475V	Winslow Arkansas	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-22	NYC85LA085	Boeing JB-75 N3993P	Marston Mills Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-21	CHI85IA145 incident	Cessna T210L N11KW	Peoria Illinois	1 killed	Preliminary
1985-03-21	CHI85LA146	Cessna 172L N2839Q	Brighton Michigan	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-21	DEN85FA099	Cessna 182J N3354F	Erie Colorado	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-21	DEN85LA101	Piper PA 18-150 N2582S	Grand Forks North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-21	LAX85FA181	Beech B35D N2176D	Mojave California	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-20	CHI85IA143 incident	Fairchild F-27 N386BA	Champaign Illinois	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-03-20	LAX85FA180	Beech B-19 N9734Q	Flagstaff Arizona	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-20	MIA85LA127	Beech E18S N49MA	St. Thomas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-20	SEA85LA079	Hughes 269C N9592F	Elma Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-19	DEN85LA100	Cessna 172 N7979B	Wesbter South Dakota	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-19	FTW85LA155	Cessna 177 N2207Y	Monroe Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-19	FTW85LA156	Piper PA-23-150 N2154P	Justin Texas	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-19	FTW85LA157	Piper PA-28-180 N7807W	Wheeler Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-19	LAX85FA179	Amateur-built SX N2297	Fremont California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-19	LAX85LA182	Cessna P210N N7748K	Mountain Pass California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-19	MIA85LA125	Cessna 152 N69109	Vero Beach Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-19	MKC85LA074	Cessna 150M N714FT	Rolla Missouri	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-19	NYC85FNE01	Amateur-built LONG EZE N49EZ	Waterbury Connecticut	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-18	CHI85LA141	Cessna T210L N94032	Sauk Village Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-18	CHI85LA144	Champion 7EC N7401B	Lake Elmo Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-18	DEN85FTI03	Amateur-built B-8-M N8036T	Clinton Montana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-18	LAX85FA178	Cessna 150F N8567G	Lee Vining California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-18	MKC85LA073	Cessna T210M N732XD	Joplin Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-18	NYC85FA083	Cessna 401A N12CQ	Dorset Vermont	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-17	CHI85LA142	Cessna 172RG N9584B	Portland Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-17	FTW85FA152	Universal Stinson 108 N953D	Emhouse Texas	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-17	FTW85LA151	Douglas A-26B N142ER	Lawton Oklahoma	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-17	FTW85LA153	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N4065D	Arlington Texas	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-17	FTW85LA154	Piper PA-28-140 N15131	Athens Texas	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-17	LAX85LA177	Piper PA-38-112 N2369P	Byron California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-17	MIA85FA123	Amateur-built FALCO F8L N545SF	Gainesville Florida	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-17	MIA85LA124	Cessna 172 N1814Y	Big Pine Key Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-17	SEA85LA077	Grumman G-164-A N5326	Dufur Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-16	ATL85LA119	Cessna 150G N2624J	Tarboro North Carolina	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-16	ATL85LA120	Cessna 411 N213CM	Mobile Alabama	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.