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
1985-10-23	SEA86MA018	Gates Learjet 24D N456JA	Juneau Alaska	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-22	ATL86FA009	Cessna 172N N3177E	Clayton Georgia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-22	LAX86FUM01	Bell 47 G-5 N7907S	Yuma Arizona	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-22	LAX86LA022	Cessna 210M N6047N	Oakdale California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-21	ATL86FKG03	Cessna 182P N66RD	Hawkinsville Georgia	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-21	ATL86LMG02	Aeronca 11AC N86097	Wallace North Carolina	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-21	FTW86LA021	Piper PA-28-161 N47558	Amite Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-21	LAX86LA020	Piper PA28-181 N2491Y	Palo Alto California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-21	MIA86LA016	Hughes 269A N9017E	Marco Island Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-20	DEN86LA012	Beech D50A N332B	T/C New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-20	MIA86FA015	Beech BE 35 N2805V	Zellwood Florida	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-20	NYC86LA016	Piper PA-28R-201T N43794	Teterboro New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-20	SEA86LA016	Piper PA-20 N1403C	Ely Nevada	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-19	ATL86LA008	Piper PA-28-201T N2854S	Chattanooga Tennessee	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	BFO86LA004	Stinson 108-1 VOYAGER N8422K	The Plains Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	CHI86FA013	Cessna 170A N9271A	Murphysboro Illinois	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-19	DCA86AA001	Vickers VISCOUNT VC-810 N923RC	Bloomington Indiana	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-19	FTW86FRA01	Cessna 172 M N9892Q	Houston Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	FTW86FRD01	North American AT6G N104DC	Jennings Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	FTW86LA017	Cessna 310 N2952N	Tulsa Oklahoma	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	LAX86LA018	Champion 7ECA N5059G	Turlock California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	LAX86LA019	Beech 24R N9323S	San Diego California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	LAX86LUG01	Texas Helicopter M74A N51862	Daggett California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	MIA86MA013 incident	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N412EA	Tampa Florida	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	MKC86LA014	Pitts S1C N22R	Goodland Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-19	NYC86FA015	Piper PA-28-236 N4298K	Tobyhanna Pennsylvania	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-18	ATL86FA007	Piper PA-34-200T N1944H	Charleston South Carolina	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-18	MIA86FA014	Cessna 421C N657WM	Ft.Lauderdale Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-18	NYC86LA013	Robinson R22A N9069G	Sterling Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-18	NYC86LA014	Piper PA-28R-180 N4576J	Columbia Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-17	FTW86FA015	Mitsubishi MU-2B-2D N23CD	El Paso Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-17	FTW86FA016	Bell 222A N5013H	Charenton Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-17	MKC86LA012	Piper PA-28R-200 N43429	Gardner Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-17	MKC86LA013	Beech H-18 N936S	Osage Beach Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-17	NYC86LA011	Enstrom F-28C N5691Y	Linden New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-17	NYC86LA012	Bell 206B N678TV	Colts Neck New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-17	SEA86LA014	Cessna 150 +1 more N3231V	Pullman Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-16	ANC86LA004	Cessna 206 N35851	Tanana Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-16	ANC86LA005	Cessna 170B N2491D	Tok Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-16	CHI86FEX03	Bell H13G N73550	Mccordsville Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-16	MIA86FA012	Piper PA-23-250 N5815Y	Pensacola Florida	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-16	SEA86LA013	Hiller UH-12D N67113	Reedsport Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-15	ATL86FLQ02	Piper PA-28 N3263R	Payne Gap Kentucky	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-15	LAX86FA016	Amateur-built GLANAIR N179SH	Van Nuys California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-15	LAX86FUD01	Amateur-built EXECUTIVE N2071Z	El Monte California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-15	LAX86LA017	Piper PA-28-140 N9660W	Chino Valley Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-15	MKC86FA011	Beech V35B N18316	Sullivan Missouri	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1985-10-15	MKC86LA010	Piper PA-32-300 N4KE	Monticello Iowa	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-15	SEA86LA010	Cessna 182P N5837J	Bly Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1985-10-15	SEA86LA015	Grumman G21A N72PR	Long Island Alaska	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.