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
6 Jul 1985 Meyers 2000
N200AW
Reno, Nevada, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 152
N94295
Fall River Mill, California, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Piper PA-34-200T
N29461
Saline Valley, California, United States Allen E. Workman, M.d. No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 170B
N2432D
Swan Lake, Montana, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 182-R
N9837H
Telluride, Colorado, United States Front Range Aero Minor injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Eiriavion Oy PIK-20B
N563Y
Grand Lake, Colorado, United States William D. RAY No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Helio 250
N5460E
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Piper J-3
N38471
Tyrone Creek, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 152
N5372B
Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Jodel D-11
N4628S
Wooster, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Bell 47G-3B-1
N7856S
Donaldson, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 210MII
N29008
Detroit, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna 150F
N8219S
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States Robert A. Brlecic No injuries -
6 Jul 1985 Cessna T-210
N5473C
Knippa, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Jul 1985 MBB GMBO-105C
N83CJ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
approximate position
Corporate Jet, Inc. Minor injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna 172M
N12740
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna 402
N68368
West Palm Bch, Florida, United States Gull Air No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Hiller UH-12E
N161HA
Gonzales, California, United States Verticare No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Piper PA-24-250
N5829P
McCall, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna A188B
N731GN
Del Norte, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna 152
N5116P
La Porte City, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Stinson 108-2
N9306K
Hastings, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Piper PA-36-285
N9909P
Mt. Carmel, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Grumman TR2
N9891L
Crookston, Minnesota, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna 150L
N5356Q
Plainfield, Illinois, United States T & G Aviation Serious injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N7589R
Port Aransas, Texas, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1985 Cessna 152II
N45946
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States Ebensburg Aviation Service No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Ryan NAVION
N4482K
Blue Rapids, Kansas, United States - Serious injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Piper PA-24-250
N7198P
Santa Maria, California, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 421A
N222CF
San Diego, California, United States David Tolle No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 172L
N4349Q
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States - Minor injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 207
N1686U
Jakolok Bay, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Piper PA-32-300
N8654N
Point Lookout, Missouri, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 172B
N51611
Valley Center, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 210
N6939N
Eldon, Missouri, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Piper PA-18A
N1754A
Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 North American AT-6G
N29931
Dixon, Illinois, United States Walter R. Breun Minor injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 310D
N1729K
Carbondale, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Bellanca 7GCBC
N1880G
Cape May, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- Fatal -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 172P
N92ER
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Quinn EL TOMCAT MK-5A
N8429
Blakley, Georgia, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Luscombe T8F
N1580B
Frederick, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna P210
N4627K
White Plains, New York, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
4 Jul 1985 Cessna 182M
N71846
Tulia, Texas, United States - No injuries -
3 Jul 1985 Cessna R172K
N736XN
Leadville, Colorado, United States Colorado NW Community College No injuries -
3 Jul 1985 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N1534C
Owensboro, Kentucky, United States - Serious injuries -
3 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N2858T
El Dorado, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
3 Jul 1985 Aero Commander S2R
N5543X
Paragould, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
3 Jul 1985 Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
N8400K
Thief River Fl, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
3 Jul 1985 Cessna 152
N65562
Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States FRA Enterprises, Inc. No injuries -