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.

654 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

3,055

Records

555

Fatal

1,598

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1985

Period

Show these on the map 2,401 of 3,055 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 220 Piper PA-28 174 Cessna 150 163 Cessna 152 147 Cessna 182 102 Piper PA-18 47

Where these happened

United States 3,025 Bahamas 2 Canada 1 Dominica 1 Bolivia 1 Mexico 1

Operators involved

Dulles Aviation, Inc. 3 Aero Dynamics 2 Helicair AG, Inc. 2 Britt Airways 2 Gull Air 2 Eastern Airlines 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
20 Apr 1985	Sikorsky S-58ET N65526	Gulf of Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 Apr 1985	Piper PA-30 N8007Y	Worthington, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Apr 1985	Cessna 172N N23TC	White Cloud, Michigan, United States	Charles Hathaway	Fatal	3
3 Apr 1985	Cessna 172B N6923X	Smith, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	3
21 Mar 1985	Beechcraft B35D N2176D	Mojave, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Mar 1985	Piper PA-28 N8460Z	Logan, Utah, United States	Oyler & Olso Construction	Fatal	3
3 Mar 1985	Piper PA-23 N1241P	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
26 Feb 1985	Cessna 152 N714WJ	Newport Beach, California, United States	The Flying Club	Fatal	3
26 Feb 1985	Piper PA-31P N404RS	Sunset Hills, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	3
23 Feb 1985	Mooney M20D N5588Q	Punta Gorda, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Feb 1985	Piper PA-23 N3163P	Everglades City, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
12 Feb 1985	Piper PA-32RT-300 N39516	Healdton, Oklahoma, United States	Hurricleen Leasing Corp	Fatal	3
1 Feb 1985	Piper PA-28-161 N8345Y	Woodside, California, United States	Golden Gate Piper	Fatal	3
31 Jan 1985	Beechcraft B-50 N3669B	Edgewood, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Jan 1985	Cessna 170A N3845V	Lopez, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	3
26 Jan 1985	Beechcraft BE-35 N1560S	Verdi, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	3
21 Jan 1985	Bell 206 L-1 N40TE	Carson, New Mexico, United States	EMS	Fatal	3
17 Jan 1985	Cessna 340 N4124Q	Johnson City, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	3
9 Jan 1985	Lockheed 188A N357Q	Kansas City, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	3
30 Dec 1985	Beechcraft B33 N8948M	Arlington, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1985	Stinson 108 N40199	Hoquiam, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1985	Cessna T210L N27CF	Salina, Utah, United States	Robert E. Burns	Fatal	2
29 Dec 1985	Cessna T210N N4592Y	Hyder, Arizona, United States	James E. Binvens	Fatal	2
28 Dec 1985	Cessna 172B N6876X	Caddo Mills, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1985	Cessna 182 N5009D	Lake Clark Pass, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Dec 1985	Bellanca 8KCAB N2697Z	Springfield, Tennessee, United States	William Aviation	Fatal	2
14 Dec 1985	Beechcraft BE-23 N6636B	Pensacola, Florida, United States	Pensacola Aeromotive	Fatal	2
13 Dec 1985	Gates Learjet 35A N723GL	College Station, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Dec 1985	Aerospatiale SA365N N5800H	Adrian, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Dec 1985	Cessna TR182 N737SG	Independence, California, United States	Charles A. Woodstock	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1985	Cessna 182G N3205S	Gila Bend, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1985	Piper PA-28 N652FL	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Dec 1985	Piper PA-28-180 N9289J	Dacula, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Nov 1985	Beechcraft BE 36 N3807Z	Odell, Illinois, United States	Eugene Bouska	Fatal	2
29 Nov 1985	Cessna C-182 N52599	Gallup, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1985	Beechcraft C90 N220F	East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1985	Cessna P210N N86JB	Tontitown, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Robert H. Conner	Fatal	2
21 Nov 1985	Piper PA-28-161 N2170X	Washington Twp., Indiana, United States	Bowman Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1985	Bell 206B N5828J	Cheshire, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Clarence Donald Morin	Fatal	2
18 Nov 1985	Piper PA 28-151 N43602	Lebec, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1985	Cessna 172N N738PL	Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States	Frank J. Altadonna	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1985	Piper PA-22-135 N8042C	Osage Beach, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1985	Cessna 182Q N735SS	Edenton, North Carolina, United States	Sale Reported Status	Fatal	2
12 Nov 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N54136	Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Nov 1985	Parsons B/P GYROCOPTER N54WP	Dunnellon, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Nov 1985	Beechcraft H18 N1461G	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Nov 1985	Lewis-Pexton RV-4 N489R	Sonoma, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Nov 1985	Cessna 152 N93527	Arcadia, Louisiana, United States	Louisiana Tech University	Fatal	2
1 Nov 1985	Cessna 208 N9241F	Bethel, Alaska, United States	Hermens Air, Inc.	Fatal	2
27 Oct 1985	Beechcraft 58P N583AM	Forsyth, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2