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
Where these happened
All 3,055 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Pecos, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1985 | Hodson MIDGET MUSTANG | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Raymond A. Reuter | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Champion 7GCAA | Oakley, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | William P. McIntosh | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1985 | Mooney M20J | Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States | Aero Venture, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1985 | Mitchell U2 | Prineville, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1985 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Kula, Hawaii, United States | Papillon Helicopters, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1985 | Beechcraft D18S | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Transtar Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Cessna 150L | Hillsboro, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Cessna 172R | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | Falcon Air Incorporated | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Bell 206B | Chalkhill, Pennsylvania, United States | Northwest Helicopter | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1985 | Cessna 172N | Halls, Tennessee, United States | Metro Flying School & Club, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 1985 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Orchards, Washington, United States | John R. Stauffer | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1985 | Swearingen SA-226T | Missing | Orville Obrian | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1985 | Pitts S-2A | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1985 | Gulfstream 500-S | Cloquet, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Pitts Spl S-1 | McLean, Texas, United States | Patrick Blake Sterling | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Laux Pitts S-1S | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Vanbenthuysen John BEDE BD-5B | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Craig, Colorado, United States | RON & Penny Livingston | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hamburg, New Jersey, United States | Arthur W. Siegel | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1985 | Cessna A185F | Catahoula, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1985 | Aero Commander 680FL | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hoskins, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Jodel D-9 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Robert H. Knosp | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Cessna 404 | Hayesville, North Carolina, United States | Opex, Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1985 | Mooney M20J | Kraemer, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1985 | Bell 206B | Emmett, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Jonas HUMMING BIRD | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Cessna 172 | Sweetwater, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1985 | Globe GC-1B | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Wenatchee, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1985 | Cessna 182B | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1985 | Aeronca 7AC | Bridgeton, Missouri, United States | LEE O.smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1985 | Cessna L-19E | Palo Pinto, Texas, United States | William D. Barret JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Proctor, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Morton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1985 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Bridge, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1985 | Emroth Emair MA-1B | Pahala, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1985 | Cessna 150L | Lewiston, New York, United States | Terry Ranger | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172 | Rose Township, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1985 | Cessna C-305A | Brooklyn, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1985 | Cessna 404 | South Lyon, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1985 | Ronald Houk RD-1 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Cessna 150G | Selma, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Ryan ST-A | Versailles, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Hughes 269C | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |