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)

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 Chapman Air, Inc. 2 Midstate Airlines, Inc. 2 Sailplane Enterprises 2 Trans-Air, Inc. 2 American Airlines, Inc. 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
20 Jul 1985	New Standard D-25 N176H	Rhinebeck, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Bellanca 17-30 N7305V	San Andreas, California, United States	Viking, Ltd.	Serious injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Beechcraft 95-B55 N7474N	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	Air Vegas, Inc	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Mooney M20A N8141E	Compton, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Cessna A188B N4848Q	Indianola, Nebraska, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Cessna 182 N5699B	Forest City, Iowa, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Bell 206BII N49737	Farmington, Minnesota, United States	Hubbard Broadcasting Co.	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Cessna 172N N4941G	Frostproof, Florida, United States	Skytel Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Cessna 152 N89634	Memphis, Tennessee, United States approximate position	West Memphis Aviation	Serious injuries	-
20 Jul 1985	Champion 7KCAB N1642G	Chattanooga, Oklahoma, United States	Lawton Flying Club	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Cessna 172E N3625S	Gardiner, New York, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Piper PA-28-161 N8247A	Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Cessna 182RG N737XD	Stevensville, Maryland, United States	Bruce F. Paterson	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Cessna 180G N5252D	Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Bell 47G-3B-1 N9417A	Lebanon, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Bell 206B N7910J	Soda Springs, California, United States	Hofman Ranch	Serious injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Cessna 172 N739GA	Sykeston, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Champion 7KCAB N9045L	Glennallen, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Piper PA-28-140 N38174	Pepin, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Piper PA-28-140 N5279S	Big Falls, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1985	Cessna T210M N761YK	Kilgore, Texas, United States	Rodan Aviation	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Cessna C172 N98651	Ellington, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Piper PA-28-140 N6139J	Bedminster, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Piper PA-16 N5739H	Livingston, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Piper PA-32-260 N3714W	San Juan not on the map	Flemenco Airways, Inc.	Fatal	-
18 Jul 1985	Piper PA-22/20 N3445Z	Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Hiller UH-12E N40296	Pickens, South Carolina, United States	Bumgarner Gerald H	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Cessna 152 N67825	Mt Sterling, Kentucky, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Cessna 180G N4734U	Harrison, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Dietz EVANS VP-1 N6267	Bryan, Ohio, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Beechcraft BE-55 N22PG	Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Beechcraft E18S N51W	Youngstown, Ohio, United States approximate position	Laffayette Aviation	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Cessna 172 N3781S	Leesburg, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jul 1985	Bell 47D1 N586T	Moultrie, Georgia, United States	Sunbelt Flyers, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Grumman AA-1C N333FY	Farmingdale, New York, United States	Tripple Three Aviation	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna 152 N89856	W.stafford, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Aerospatiale AS350D N3601D	Hoonah, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna 172N N4931G	Juneau, Alaska, United States approximate position	Gary B. Dunne	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna 185F N4309R	Boise, Idaho, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Grumman G-164A N7853	Durham, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna 170B N8252A	Missoula, Montana, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna 177 N3150T	Stanton, Kentucky, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna A-185F N4611E	Portage, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Hughes H-269B N9434F	Northway, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Cessna 180J N180DH	Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Piper PA-28-161 N4349K	Schaumburg, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Robert Thibodeau JR ACE N3642	Troy, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Texas OH13E/M74 N10000	Veedersburg, Indiana, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Barnes AX7 N15314	Gorham, Maine, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Jul 1985	Bellanca 14-19-3 N7620E	Gatesville, Texas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-