Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1985

The NTSB database holds 3,055 accidents and incidents in 1985, recorded between 1985. 555 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,598 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 150.

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Canada.

80 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 574 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

3,055
Records
555
Fatal
1,598
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1985
Period
Show these on the map 2,975 of 3,055 can be placed (574 approximate)

All 3,055 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Sep 1985 Todd KR-II
N5CJ
Boise, Idaho, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Sep 1985 Bell 206BII
N58012
Atlanta, Idaho, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Sep 1985 North American P-51D
N10607
Reno, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1985 Piper PA-32-300
N8981N
Togiak, Alaska, United States Yute Air Alaska, Inc. Serious injuries -
14 Sep 1985 Luscombe 8A
N2073K
Renton, Washington, United States - Serious injuries -
14 Sep 1985 Brokaw BULLET
N520BJ
Eustis, Florida, United States Bergon Brokaw No injuries -
14 Sep 1985 Schweizer 134
N7627
Hampshire, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Sep 1985 Maule M-5-235C
N56349
Bloomington, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1985 Cessna 152
N4894B
Panama City, Florida, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1985 Cessna 421B
N88DM
Olathe, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1985 Cessna T210N
N4885Y
Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1985 Cessna 170
N1290D
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States - Minor injuries -
12 Sep 1985 Piper PA-32-260
N42722
East Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
12 Sep 1985 North American SNJ-4
N86WW
Reno, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
12 Sep 1985 Cessna 152
N5269Q
Olathe, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
11 Sep 1985 Bell 206L-1
N2022G
Angleton, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Sep 1985 Cessna T210L
N399KM
Gallup, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
11 Sep 1985 Cessna 150G
N2906J
Dalton, Georgia, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
11 Sep 1985 Cessna 150E
N3926U
Apple Valley, California, United States Midfield Aviation No injuries -
11 Sep 1985 Rockwell S-2R
N4853X
Coalinga, California, United States - No injuries -
11 Sep 1985 De Havilland DHC-3
N11250
Cape Douglas, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
11 Sep 1985 Schweizer G-164A
N48514
Irwin, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
10 Sep 1985 Cessna 180
N7694A
Issaquah, Washington, United States - No injuries -
10 Sep 1985 Beechcraft A23
N2377J
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States - Serious injuries -
10 Sep 1985 Cessna 152
N5477B
Modesto, California, United States Esco Aviation No injuries -
10 Sep 1985 Cessna C-206
N9963M
Big River, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
10 Sep 1985 Cessna A188B
N9742G
Bascom, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Aero Commander 100
N3684X
Oak Hill, Florida, United States John D. Clark, III Minor injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
N6262L
Caddo Mills, Texas, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Taylorcraft BL-65
N27696
Rainey Pass, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- Minor injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Cessna 180
N3657C
Farewell, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
9 Sep 1985 MBB BK-117A-1
N117SR
Aiken, South Carolina, United States Wackenhut Services, Inc. Serious injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Beechcraft 58
N755DD
Greenfield, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Fokker F27-500
N242MA
Chicago, Illinois, United States
approximate position
Midstate Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Cessna 152
N25590
Opa Locka, Florida, United States - No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1842U
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
approximate position
United Airlines Minor injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Cessna 172 M
N20517
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Schweizer SGS 1-26C
N126P
Rockdale, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Douglas DC-8-71
N1300L
West Palm Bch, Florida, United States Delta Airlines No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Peterson J-4
N29899
Tucson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Taylorcraft 19
N3588T
Anchorage, Alaska, United States DON Richard Deitz No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Cessna 150K
N5831G
Bee Branch, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Cessna 172N
N2920E
Bridgeport, Nebraska, United States Alliance Aero Service Minor injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Cessna 152
N67463
St. Charles, Missouri, United States St. Charles Flying Service No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Cessna A185F
N1756R
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 Volksplane VP-1
N4354
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
7 Sep 1985 Cessna 150
N6177K
Pensacola, Florida, United States John L.griffin, JR. No injuries -
7 Sep 1985 Cessna 305A
N19JK
Star, North Carolina, United States Leland E. Dart No injuries -
7 Sep 1985 Cessna 172N
N737LH
Anderson, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1985 Cessna 180-J
N420SB
Egegik, Alaska, United States - No injuries -