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
1985-01-28	CHI85LA099	Stinson 108-1 N9011K	Alexandria Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-28	LAX85LA124	Cessna 172N N4852G	Grand Canyon Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-28	LAX85LA125	Cessna 150L N5343Q	Hollister California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-28	MIA85FA088	Piper PA-23-250 N555MF	St. Croix	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-28	MIA85LA085	Bell 47-G N17271	Miami Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-27	ANC85FA041	Piper PA-31-350 N4112D	Savoonga Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-27	ATL85LMG02	Piper PA-28-180 N5291L	Goldsboro North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-27	CHI85LA098	Cessna 140A N5603C	Three Rivers Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-27	DEN85LA071	Beech 76 N1850S	Grand Forks North Dakota	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-27	FTW85LA102	Piper PA-28-181 N82048	League City Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-27	LAX85FA123	Cessna 120 +1 more N9058Y	Irwindale California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-27	SEA85FA048	Piper PA-28-161 N4369F	Bickleton Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-27	SEA85FA049	Cessna 170A N3845V	Lopez Washington	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-27	SEA85FA050	Cessna 175 N7277M	White City Oregon	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-26	CHI85IA097 incident	Boeing 727-51 N463US	St. Paul Minnesota	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-01-26	DEN85FA069	Cessna 150F N6787F	Marvel Colorado	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-26	MIA85LA087	Piper PA-22-150 N5614Z	Belle Glade Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-26	MKC85FA051	Cessna 152 N89782	Ashdown Arkansas	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-26	SEA85FA051	Beech BE-35 N1560S	Verdi Nevada	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-25	ANC85FA040	Piper PA-12 N2399M	Wasilla Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-25	ANC85FA042	Piper PA-18 N4242Z	Minto Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-25	ATL85LA082	Beech BE-55 N3057	Vicksburg Mississippi	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-25	DEN85LA070	Cessna 206 N29044	Cedar City Utah	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-25	FTW85LA101	Swearingen SA26-T N600P	Dallas Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-25	FTW85LA103	Cessna 172B N7718X	Coushatta Louisiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-25	MIA85IA086 incident	Casa 212 N436CA	Arecibo Puerto Rico	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-01-24	ATL85FA081	Cessna 182H N2431X	Letohatchee Alabama	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-24	CHI85LA095	Beech BE-58 N8555R	Indianapolis Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-24	LAX85FA122	Piper PA-24-400 N3983D	Helendale California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-23	CHI85FA096	Cessna 150L N11413	Wheeling Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-23	DEN85IA068 incident	Boeing 737-291 N7343F	Steamboat Sprin Colorado	no injuries	Preliminary
1985-01-23	LAX85LA121	Cessna 152 N4931P	Eureka California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-23	LAX85LA148	Piper PA-38-112 N2403A	Sahuarita Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-23	MKC85LA050	Cessna 150L N10894	Beloit Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-22	CHI85LA093	Amateur-built CASSUTT SPORT RACER N12SG	Lake Village Indiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-22	FTW85FA100	Bell 206L-1 N2762X	Lafayette Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-22	LAX85FA119	Cessna A185F N24BC	Pine Valley California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-22	LAX85LA120	Cessna 152 N65273	Chandler Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-22	SEA85LA046	Hiller UH12DJ3 N87977	Forks Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-21	DCA85AA010	Lockheed 188C N5532	Reno Nevada	70 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-21	DEN85FA067	Bell 206 L-1 N40TE	Carson New Mexico	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-21	LAX85LA117	Hughes 369E N121JP	Honolulu Hawaii	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-21	LAX85LA118	Helio H-250 N55XV	Palm Springs California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-21	MIA85LA084	Cessna 340A N6829L	Orlando Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-21	NYC85LA056	Gates Learjet 25D N212NE	Johnstown Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-20	DEN85LA066	Cessna 152 N4925M	Canon City Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-20	FTW85LA098	Cessna 182Q N735QN	Abilene Texas	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-01-20	FTW85LA099	Piper PA-23-250 N96DD	Addison Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-20	NYC85LA055	Cessna 206G N9940Z	Endicott New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-01-19	LAX85LA116	Hughes 369D N211EH	Makakilo Hawaii	minor injuries destroyed	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.