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
22 Jun 1985	De Havilland DHC-2 N10395	Ungalikthluk Rv, Alaska, United States not on the map	William Hubbard	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Bellanca 8GCBC N2667Z	Lewis River, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Cessna 150L N10239	Griffith, Indiana, United States	Griffith Aviation	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Anderson SKYBOLT N66AA	Escanaba, Michigan, United States	Arnold Andeson	Minor injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Bell 206L-1 N1086Q	Ship Shoal Blk not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Bellanca 7ECA N53958	Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Bellanca 17-30A N93533	College Park, Maryland, United States	William D. Breneman	Minor injuries	-
22 Jun 1985	Piper PA-28-140B N98079	Perry Hall, Maryland, United States	Mickey Mouse Flying Club	Minor injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Cessna 152 N24338	Filmore, California, United States	Micheal Dewey Aviation	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Cessna 152 N49214	Lexington, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Piper PA-20 N45PC	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Piper PA-18 N3684Z	King Salmon, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Piper PA-28-180 N8336W	Belgrade, Nebraska, United States	B. X. MC Keeman	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Bell 206L-1 N27716	Ghent, West Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1985	Cessna R-182RG N109MD	Spring Valley, New York, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Cessna 180H N91390	Theordore River, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Grumman G-44 N176MS	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Bergt Corporation	Minor injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Cessna 180 N5159E	Northway, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	De Havilland DHC-2 N99838	Bering River, Alaska, United States not on the map	Chisum Flying Service	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Piper J3C-65 N92253	York, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Cessna 172M N12997	Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Stinson 108-1 N9070K	Roseau, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Cessna 182RG N2306C	Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jun 1985	Piper PA-28-180 N7750N	Orleans, Indiana, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Jun 1985	Piper PA-28R-200 N5033T	Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States approximate position	Flight Safety Int'l, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1985	Grumman G-164 N73646	Glenn, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1985	Cessna 170B N4570C	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1985	Cessna 182P N9977E	Newport, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1985	General Dynamics 240-27 N155PA	West Trenton, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Jun 1985	Piper PA-38-112 N25701	Miami, Florida, United States	ROD FLA, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1985	Hughes 269C N5203V	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1985	Cessna 172 N5267R	Jenison, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1985	Piper PA-24-260 N9492P	Peoria, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jun 1985	Aero Commander 600S-20 N1795S	Pasco, Washington, United States	Frank Curtis Cherry JR.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1985	Balloon Works FIREFLY AX-7 N40532	Somonauk, Illinois, United States	Ronald W. Pierce	Serious injuries	-
17 Jun 1985	Piper PA-28-181 N4382N	Apple Valley, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1985	Cessna 188A N5695J	Pocatello, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Jun 1985	Air Tractor AT-301 N2312U	Clovis, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1985	Beechcraft 35 N3790N	Cameron Park, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Jun 1985	Piper PA-18 N4876A	Mulchatna River, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1985	Beechcraft V35B N18382	Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Cessna 172M N6721H	Healdsburg, California, United States	Louise . Peters	Minor injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Piper J3C-65 N30738	Van Nuys, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N44SJ	North Plains, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Robinson R22 N8360J	Manhattan Beach, California, United States	Rafael Novo	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Cessna 180 N9282T	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Piper PA-22-108 N5355Z	Starbuck, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Boeing A75N1 N57250	Deckerville, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Cessna 172 M N8954V	Decatur, Indiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1985	Boeing B-737-201 N814N	Vero Beach, Florida, United States	-	Serious injuries	-