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

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Apr 1985	Cessna 310G N8942Z	Mena, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1985	Cessna 152 N69118	Sunland, California, United States	Pilot's Co-Op	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1985	Cessna R182 N4972S	Hamilton Twnshp, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1985	Champion 7GCA N9636S	Collinsville, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1985	Piper PA-28-140 N95043	No. Hampton, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1985	Bellanca 8KCAB N5054Y	Clearwater, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1985	Condor CONDOR III UNREG	Hockley, Texas, United States	Frank LEE Volta	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1985	Cessna 140 N72587	Hawesville, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1985	Cessna 172 P N52457	Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Santa FE Aviation	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1985	Beechcraft B95 N95UP	Mena, Arkansas, United States	Blue Diamond Industries	Fatal	2
14 Apr 1985	Cessna 172M N73708	Camp Verde, Arizona, United States	Southwest Flite Center	Fatal	2
13 Apr 1985	Ultralight Flight PHANTOM II UNREG	Erie, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1985	Cessna 150G N8367J	Acme, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1985	Bellanca 17-31A N9705E	Yamhill, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1985	Cessna 150L N1588Q	Corona, California, United States no coordinates	Roger Dean Barnett	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1985	Cessna 421B N5407J	Johnson City, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1985	Cessna 182A N6048B	Onxy, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1985	Piper PA-28-181 N8359B	Vail, Colorado, United States	John M. Wyland	Fatal	2
21 Mar 1985	Cessna 182J N3354F	Erie, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1985	Cessna P210N N7748K	Mountain Pass, California, United States no coordinates	Virgil Falldorf	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1985	Aronson FALCO F8L N545SF	Gainesville, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Mar 1985	Cessna T210R N6101U	Eli, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Roger Billings	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1985	Cessna 177RG N1625H	Charleston, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Mar 1985	Piper PA-32-301 N8470X	Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Mar 1985	Cessna 182 N5430B	Le Banon, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Mar 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N100DT	Jacksonvile, Florida, United States	Thomas E. Daniels	Fatal	2
3 Mar 1985	Cessna 152 N103ES	Modesto, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1985	Rockwell 680E N709G	Key West, Florida, United States	National Bank of Commerce	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1985	Mooney M-20-E N9325M	Oceanside, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1985	Beechcraft 76 N6705T	Shafter, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1985	Bellanca 7GCAA N6328N	Cornville, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1985	Globe SWIFT GC-1B N1ZF	Rockledge, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1985	Piper PA-31T N100RN	Utica, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Feb 1985	Taylorcraft BC-65 N26580	Chinook, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N104JK	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1985	Cessna 182R N2370E	Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Dulles Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
14 Feb 1985	Beechcraft G90 N2019U	St. Mary's, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Beechwoods Air Service	Fatal	2
10 Feb 1985	Mooney M20C N2961L	Portsmouth, Ohio, United States	E.paul Dickerson	Fatal	2
6 Feb 1985	Cessna 402B N5780M	Altus, Oklahoma, United States	Altus Airline, Inc.	Fatal	2
3 Feb 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N5103Y	Key Largo, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1985	Beechcraft A100 N72BS	Cedarville, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1985	Cessna 120 N9058Y	Irwindale, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1985	Piper PA-28-161 N4369F	Bickleton, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1985	Cessna 175 N7277M	White City, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jan 1985	Cessna 150F N6787F	Marvel, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Jan 1985	Cessna 152 N89782	Ashdown, Arkansas, United States	Aero Dynamics	Fatal	2
24 Jan 1985	Cessna 182H N2431X	Letohatchee, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 1985	Cessna A185F N24BC	Pine Valley, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1985	Cessna 310N N5069Q	Edgewood, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Dec 1985	Bell 206-L3 N10UB	Monument Valley, Utah, United States	Air Method	Fatal	1