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
1985-03-10	CHI85LA135	Piper PA-28-140B N8778N	Barlow Ohio	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-10	DEN85LA092	Cessna 180 N2242C	Arroyo Seco New Mexico	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-10	FTW85LA142	Beech E18S N352B	Pharr Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	FTW85LA143	Cessna 172-N-II N52920	Markham Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	FTW85LA263	Cessna 172N N733AN	Temple Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	MIA85LA114	Amateur-built CONDOR III +2 N44816	Lake Placid Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	MIA85LA117	North American SNJ-5 +1 more N9801C	Titusville Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	NYC85LA077	Rockwell 112A N1339J	Waynesburg Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	NYC85LA078	Cessna 170A N170AS	Perkasie Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	NYC85LA079	Cessna 177 N30155	Wheatfield New York	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-10	SEA85LA071	Champion 7GC N7545F	Reno Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-10	SEA85LA072	Cessna 170A N9166A	Christmasvalley Oregon	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	ANC85FA052	Bell 206B N2060V	Whittier Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-09	ATL85FA112	Bell 206L N16841	Dauphin Island Alabama	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-09	ATL85LA115 incident	Enstrom F-28A N9248	Jacksonville North Carolina	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	ATL86FA028	Piper PA-32-301 N8470X	Robbinsville North Carolina	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-09	BFO85FA025	Piper PA-28-140 N1859J	Friendship Maryland	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	CHI85LA134	Hughes 269C N5125U	Center Village Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	DEN85LA090	Cessna 210 N7409E	Bountiful Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	DEN85LA091	Bellanca 17-30A N9735E	Taos New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	FTW85LA145	Cessna 150G N495RA	Miami Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	FTW85LA146	Cessna 150G N4767X	Onalaska Texas	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-09	LAX85LA170	Piper PA-44-180T N8278Y	S Lake Tahoe California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	MIA85LA116	Republic RC-3 N6294K	Lake Placid Florida	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-09	MKC85FA069	Cessna 150F N8078F	Waldron Missouri	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-09	NYC85LA075	Bellanca 8GCBC N2558Z	Colts Neck New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	NYC85LA076	Fairchild 24W-46 N81385	Andover New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-09	SEA85LA070	Fairchild SA-227AC N3115U	Hailey Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-08	ATL85FA113	Cessna 182 N5430B	Le Banon Virginia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-08	CHI85LA132	Cessna 172 N4332Q	Champaign Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-08	FTW85LA144	Piper PA-23-160 N3438P	El Campo Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-08	SEA85LA069	Cessna 177A N30377	Stanwood Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-07	ATL85LA111	Cessna 152 N6489M	Memphis Tennessee	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-07	FTW85FA140	Piper PA-28-180 N7012W	Gilmer Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-07	FTW85LA141	Cessna 182 N1610M	Athens Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-07	LAX85FA169	Smith, Ted Aerostar 601 N777PL	Sepulveda California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-07	MKC85FCA01	Piper PA-140 N5741U	Lemay Missouri	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-06	ATL85LA108	Cessna 172H N5105G	Bessemer Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	ATL85LA110	Mooney M20F N6399Q	Rock Hill South Carolina	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	CHI85LA131	Piper PA-38-112 N2365F	Madison Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	FTW85LA139	Cessna 152 N5526H	Kosse Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	MKC85LA068	Aero Commander S2R N8909Q	Bradley Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	NYC85LA073	Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N7408S	Utica New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	NYC85LA074	Aero Commander 680V N111SK	Kingstown Rhode Island	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-06	SEA85LA068	Cessna 150F N6812F	Nampa Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-05	ATL85FA109	Mooney M20J N4757H	Chattanooga Tennessee	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-05	BFO85IA024 incident	Lockheed L-1011 CFTNE	Patuxent River Maryland	minor injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-03-05	CHI85LA128	Piper PA-32-300 N3012L	Lacon Illinois	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-03-05	FTW85FA137	Piper PA-23-250 N6310U	Foss Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-03-05	FTW85LA138	Cessna 180 N4679B	Lockhart Texas	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.