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
1985-02-20	CHI85LA114	Beech 58 N25654	Hibbing Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-20	CHI85LA116	Cessna 172 N6450K	Pontiac Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-20	DEN85LA081	Cessna A185F N1169Q	Rifle Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-20	LAX85LA147	Bell 47G-2 N4021A	Stockton California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-20	LAX85LA149	Cessna 172G N1112F	Mojave California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-20	MKC85FA059	Piper PA-23-250 N104JK	Hot Springs Arkansas	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-20	MKC85FA060	Piper PA-34-200T N8658E	Mena Arkansas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-19	ATL85FA101	Cessna 182R N2370E	Burkes Garden Virginia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-19	CHI85LA115	Amateur-built XTC N5272M	Hastings Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-19	DCA85AA015	Boeing 747 SP-09 N4522V	San Francisco California	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-19	FTW85LA119	Sikorsky S-76A N31223	Houma Louisiana	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-19	FTW85LA120	Cessna 172P N54149	Comanche Texas	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-19	FTW85LA121	Boeing A75N1 N60885	Holmwood Louisiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-19	LAX85LA152	Cessna 150F N7084F	Tranquility California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-19	MIA85IA099 incident	Cessna 402C N6789X	W.Palm Beach Florida	no injuries	Preliminary
1985-02-19	SEA85LA060	Bell 214B1 N314RM	Lowell Oregon	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-18	CHI85LA108	Cessna 182P N21089	Hamilton Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-18	CHI85LA110	Brantly Helicopter B-2 N511R	Huntingburg Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-18	DEN85LA079	Hiller FH-1100 N4035G	Steamboat Sprng Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-18	LAX85LA145	Beech B 90 N444SR	Los Alamitos California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-18	LAX85LA146	Globe GC1B N80860	Modesto California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	ATL85LA100	Maule M-5-235C N5636B	Hilton Head South Carolina	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	CHI85LA109	Cessna 150M N6456K	Grove City Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	CHI85LA113	Rutan VARIEZE N101MW	Mt. Vernon Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	CHI85LA117	Cessna 177RG N8ME	Janesville Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	CHI85LA122	Cessna 182RG N736ZX	Mundelein Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	DEN85LA080	Cessna 337 N6381F	Belen New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	FTW85LA122	Cessna 310G N2916R	Austin Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	LAX85LA144	Cessna 172N N739XZ	Healdsburg California	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-17	MIA85FA098	Cessna 182A N3891D	Williston Florida	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-17	MKC85LA058	Piper PA-20 N8541C	Waldron Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	MKC85LA061	Cessna 320 N5704X	Lee'S Summit Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	NYC85LA067	Beech A23A N2234L	Waterville Maine	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	NYC85LA068	Cessna 152 N69142	Jeannette Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	SEA85LA058	Cessna P210 N731EZ	Las Vegas Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	SEA85LA059	Schweizer SGS-126E N33883	Reno Nevada	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-17	SEA85LA061	Cessna 172 N84578	Spanaway Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-17	SEA85LA062	Beech BE-77 N1806C	Pasco Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	ANC85FA048	Cessna 152 N4745P	Elmendorf Afb Alaska	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	ATL85LA098	Bellanca 7ECA N2512F	Pontotoc Mississippi	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	ATL85LA099	Gulfstream AA-5 N5823L	Ridgeland South Carolina	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-16	CHI85LA107	Cessna 152 N93154	Mansfield Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	CHI85LA111	Cessna 195B N3081B	Galena Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	CHI85LA112	Cessna 172RG N6312R	Pontiac Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	DEN85LA083	Piper PA-28-140 N4513R	Hot Springs South Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	FTW85LA118	Cessna 152 N94238	Jasper Texas	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-16	FTW85LA124	Cessna T-188C N2633J	De Quincy Louisiana	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-02-16	LAX85FA142	Cessna T210L N732DT	Fullerton California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	LAX85LA143	Piper PA-32-300 N4186W	Hayward California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-02-16	MKC85LA063	Cessna 172M N61868	Fort Madison Iowa	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.