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 Dominica.

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 Dominica 1 Bolivia 1 Mexico 1 Canada 1

Operators involved

Dulles Aviation, Inc. 3 Gull Air 2 Eastern Airlines 2 Regional Express Co. 2 Gull Air, Inc. 2 Civil Air Patrol 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Oct 1985	Cessna 172N N734PX	Rochester, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	U of N.h. Flying Club	Fatal	2
24 Oct 1985	Bell 222UT N3194M	East Cameron no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Oct 1985	Cessna 172N N3177E	Clayton, Georgia, United States	Bertrand L. Fontaine	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1985	Piper PA-28-236 N4298K	Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, United States	General Aviation Co.	Fatal	2
15 Oct 1985	Ofria GLANAIR N179SH	Van Nuys, California, United States	Joseph N. Ofria	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1985	Cessna 180 N2368C	Cisco, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Oct 1985	Cessna 175A N6959E	Jal, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Oct 1985	Piper PA-24 N9758K	Salina, Kansas, United States	Sun Bird Aviation	Fatal	2
10 Oct 1985	Gulfstream 690A N254PW	Cadillac, Michigan, United States	Thomas Wiles	Fatal	2
10 Oct 1985	Cessna C-182N N9005G	Winterport, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Oct 1985	Cessna C-172M N9854Q	Luxora, Arkansas, United States	Blytheville Aero, Inc.	Fatal	2
8 Oct 1985	Piper PA-28-151 N44207	Payson, Arizona, United States	Warrior Enterprises, Inc	Fatal	2
6 Oct 1985	Piper PA-38-112 N24126	Paradise, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Oct 1985	Rockwell 112A N1347J	Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States	Wallace Seavers	Fatal	2
4 Oct 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N6726Y	Santa Barbara, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Oct 1985	Piper PA-18-150 N40359	Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Oct 1985	Cessna 172 N2765U	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States	Gilbert Webb	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1985	Teratorn TIERRA II UNREG	Post Falls, Idaho, United States	Dale A. Carter	Fatal	2
27 Sep 1985	Beechcraft A36 N136BS	Lafayette, Georgia, United States	Gerald Brandt	Fatal	2
22 Sep 1985	Gates Learjet 35A N873LP	Auburn, Alabama, United States	Louisiana Pacific Corp.	Fatal	2
21 Sep 1985	Beechcraft V35B N5NG	Warwick, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Sep 1985	Piper J3 C-65 N6566H	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1985	Cessna 172N N1423E	Block Island, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Sep 1985	Piper PA-28-160 N5488W	Key West, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Sep 1985	Piper PA28R-200 N55024	Ravenna, Ohio, United States	William T. Roberts	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1985	Piper PA-28RT-201T CGTGV	Saint Mary, Montana, United States	James Conway	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1985	Cessna 150M N66190	Danby, Vermont, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1985	Piper PA-18-150 N14331	Peyton, Colorado, United States	Harry B. Combs	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1985	North American BRITISH HARVARD MKII N711XX	Ada, Oklahoma, United States	ADA Aircraft	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1985	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E N47BM	Ocala, Florida, United States no coordinates	Robert A.garci	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1985	Duce Project BAKENG DUCE N113CP	St. Helena, California, United States	BOB Lorimer	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1985	Piper PA-28-235 N8571W	Worthington, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1985	Valentin TAIFUN 17E N164RB	Abilene, Texas, United States	Raymond E. Boyt	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1985	Cessna 120 N1812V	Afton, Virginia, United States	Robert A. Gosnell	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1985	Cessna R182 N7393Y	Browntown, Virginia, United States	Dulles Aviation	Fatal	2
18 Aug 1985	Piper PA-18-135 N267CD	New Madrid, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1985	Bellanca 17-31A N8242R	Woodbridge, Virginia, United States no coordinates	H. E. Johnson	Fatal	2
10 Aug 1985	Piper PA-18-150 N9060P	Moscow, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Aug 1985	Cessna 172RG N6419R	Cedar Key, Florida, United States	Lakeland Aviation Corp.	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1985	Richard A White GLASAIR SH-2 N39RW	Rawlins, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Aug 1985	Maule M-5-235C N9046E	McCarthy, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Aug 1985	Beachner QUICK SILVER N824CB	Vancouver, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1985	Jones MARQUART MA-5 N168FJ	New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Aug 1985	Piper PA-30 N7811Y	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1985	James Postlewait RV-4 N85JP	Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1985	Cessna C-182 N5642B	La Salle, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1985	Aerotek PITTS S-2A N56PS	Ramona, California, United States no coordinates	William Travis	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1985	Piper PA-22 N4445A	Ketchum, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1985	Consolidated-Vultee PBY-6A N2886D	Northport, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1985	Cessna 170B N8011A	Manzanita, Oregon, United States	Theodore E. Deusner	Fatal	2