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
30 Jul 1985 Cessna 172RG
N9455D
Evanston, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Bellanca 17-30A
N6707V
Camden, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Piper PA-22
N5430Z
Boulder, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Cessna 205
N1818Z
Pueblo, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Bell 47G-4A
N1041B
Minot, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Rockwell S-2R
N3647X
Colquitt, Georgia, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Cessna 152II
N48241
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Maule M-6
N5646Z
Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States Walter B. Neufeld No injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Boeing E75
N5191N
Delavan, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-151
N32741
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Gulfstream-Schweizer GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
N8133K
Poston, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Grumman G-164A
N10AA
Athens, Alabama, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Piper PA-18
N14159
Drift River, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140B
N98193
Minden, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Cessna 180
N3161C
Ames, Iowa, United States Richard A. George No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Champion 7GCB
N9937Y
Grand Island, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N4542F
Franklin, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Luscombe 8A
N45564
Coventryville, New York, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Cessna 180H
N71RD
Anchorage, Alaska, United States George Edward Bagwell Minor injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140B
N95141
Duanesburg, New York, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Stampe SV4C
N10WN
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Piper PA-30
N7AT
Jarbridge, Nevada, United States - Serious injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Cessna TU206G
N6277Z
Taohoma, California, United States
not on the map
- Minor injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Grumman 164
N742Y
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Bellanca 17-31A
N6598V
Cozad, Nebraska, United States - Minor injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Piper PA-25-235
N4772Y
Norcatur, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Cessna 182P
N1243M
Davisville, Florida, United States
not on the map
Edward Grubbs No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Stinson L-5
N1156V
Waynesville, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Beechcraft C33-A
N1CK
Hobart, Indiana, United States Nick Wilson No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Piper PA-20
N7619K
Madelia, Minnesota, United States - Minor injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Cessna 177B
N20277
Kankakee, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Cessna 150J
N51405
Sharonville, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
28 Jul 1985 Beechcraft 35-B33
N7935K
Alpine, Texas, United States A.e. Broughton No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Cessna 182C
N8951T
West Lebanon, Maine, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Cessna 425
N6887B
Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Bellanca 8GCBC
N7657S
Woodbine, Maryland, United States Sailplane Leasing, Inc. No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Luscombe 8A
N1035K
Yamhill, Oregon, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Cessna T-188C
N1964J
Pasco, Washington, United States - No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Cessna 206
N4649U
Kustatan River, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-181
N8089C
Leon, Iowa, United States John J. Meyers No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Piper PA-32-300
N110CF
Delaware, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Howard DGA-15P
N5604V
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N7183R
Lakewood, Wisconsin, United States D. Nickiel Minor injuries -
27 Jul 1985 Cessna 152
N67455
Rockford, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Huff SONERAI IIL
N4422P
Prescott, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Cessna U206
N9675G
Greystone, Colorado, United States
approximate position
Howard Harding No injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Christopher D Brown GYROPLANE
N46Z
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States - Serious injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Gordon THORPE T-18
N633GG
Alamosa, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Schweizer AG CAT
N3629K
Samson, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
26 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-180
N32576
South Bay, Florida, United States Lars R. Hagen No injuries -