Plane crashes in 1985

580 crashes worldwide in 1985, with 5,654 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 580
• Fatal crashes: 360
• Fatalities: 5,654
• First recorded: January 1, 1985
• Most recent: December 31, 1985

Deadliest

1. August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 fatalities)
2. August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 fatalities)
3. June 23, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Atlantic Ocean, World (329 fatalities)
4. December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
5. December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (259)
• Russia (42)
• Canada (20)
• Colombia (18)
• Afghanistan (15)
• Indonesia (14)
• Brazil (12)
• Germany (12)
• Bolivia (10)
• France (10)
• Australia (8)
• Kazakhstan (8)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (90)
• Piper (63)
• Beechcraft (52)
• PZL-Mielec (43)
• Antonov (39)
• Douglas (31)
• Rockwell (28)
• Lockheed (27)
• Britten-Norman (22)
• Boeing (20)
• De Havilland (18)
• Learjet (14)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (43)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (25)
• Britten-Norman Islander (21)
• Antonov AN-26 (14)
• Cessna 402 (14)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (14)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (14)
• Rockwell Grand Commander 680 (14)
• Beechcraft 90 King Air (12)
• Cessna 404 Titan (11)
• Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair (10)
• Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III (10)

All crashes (page 1 of 6)

• December 31, 1985: Antonov AN-26, Parakou, Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: Cessna 404 Titan, Teniente Rodolfo Marsh-Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva (King George Island), Antarctica (10 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: Douglas DC-3, DeKalb, Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: BAe 125, Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria (7 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: Douglas DC-3, Dallas-Love Field, Texas, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: Antonov AN-26, Parakou, Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: BAe 125, Kaduna, Kaduna, Nigeria (7 fatalities)
• December 30, 1985: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Dhangadhi, Seti, Nepal (25 fatalities)
• December 30, 1985: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Dhangadhi, Seti, Nepal (25 fatalities)
• December 29, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Junction-Kimble County, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Junction-Kimble County, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 1985: Antonov AN-26, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (1 fatality)
• December 26, 1985: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Llamacocha, Huancavelica, Peru (7 fatalities)
• December 26, 1985: Antonov AN-26, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (1 fatality)
• December 26, 1985: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Llamacocha, Huancavelica, Peru (7 fatalities)
• December 25, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• December 25, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1985: Learjet 24, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Venado-Isana, Vaupés, Colombia (9 fatalities)
• December 18, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Venado-Isana, Vaupés, Colombia (9 fatalities)
• December 18, 1985: Learjet 24, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1985: Partenavia P.68, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland (3 fatalities)
• December 16, 1985: Partenavia P.68, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland (3 fatalities)
• December 14, 1985: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Carp Lake, Michigan, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 14, 1985: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Carp Lake, Michigan, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Britten-Norman Islander, Yaviza, Darién, Panama (7 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Britten-Norman Islander, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Georgetown-Sussex County, Delaware, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Georgetown-Sussex County, Delaware, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Britten-Norman Islander, Yaviza, Darién, Panama (7 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Britten-Norman Islander, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1985: Learjet 35, College Station, Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 12, 1985: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Evanston, Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
• December 12, 1985: Learjet 35, College Station, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 12, 1985: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Evanston, Illinois, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
• December 8, 1985: Cessna 340, Peru, Massachusetts, United States (1 fatality)
• December 8, 1985: Learjet 35, Rochester, Minnesota, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 8, 1985: Cessna 340, Peru, Massachusetts, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 8, 1985: Learjet 35, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 4, 1985: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Al Furt, Shabwah, Yemen (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1985: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1985: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Al Furt, Shabwah, Yemen (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1985: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Castlegar-West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• December 3, 1985: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Concord-Buchanan Field, California, United States (1 fatality)
• December 3, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Castlegar-West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• December 3, 1985: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Concord-Buchanan Field, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 2, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Franktown, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Lakeland, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Denver-Centennial, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Franktown, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Lakeland, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1985: Cessna 404 Titan, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1985: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Warwick, Rhode Island, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 27, 1985: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 27, 1985: Cessna 404 Titan, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1985: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Des Moines, Iowa, United States (7 fatalities)
• November 25, 1985: Antonov AN-12, Luassingua, Cuando Cubango, Angola (23 fatalities)
• November 25, 1985: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• November 25, 1985: Antonov AN-12, Luassingua, Cuando Cubango, Angola (23 fatalities)
• November 24, 1985: Boeing 737-200, Luqa, Malta (60 fatalities)
• November 21, 1985: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mt Sibayak, North Sumatra, Indonesia (10 fatalities)
• November 21, 1985: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
• November 21, 1985: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mt Sibayak, North Sumatra, Indonesia (10 fatalities)
• November 21, 1985: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
• November 20, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• November 20, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• November 16, 1985: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Nazimovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (4 fatalities)
• November 16, 1985: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Nazimovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (4 fatalities)
• November 15, 1985: Convair C-131 Samaritan, Dothan AFB, Alabama, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 15, 1985: Convair C-131 Samaritan, Dothan AFB, Alabama, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 14, 1985: Britten-Norman Trislander, Mwatate, Taita-Taveta, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 1985: Cessna 402, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
• November 12, 1985: Cessna 402, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 11, 1985: Cessna 441 Conquest, Latrobe-Arnold Palmer-Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States (5 fatalities)
• November 11, 1985: Cessna 441 Conquest, Latrobe-Arnold Palmer-Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• November 10, 1985: Dassault Falcon 50, Teterboro, New Jersey, United States (3 fatalities)
• November 10, 1985: Dassault Falcon 50, Teterboro, New Jersey, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• November 9, 1985: Partenavia P.68, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• November 9, 1985: Partenavia P.68, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• November 8, 1985: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Deauville-Normandie (Saint-Gatien), Calvados, France (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 1985: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Deauville-Normandie (Saint-Gatien), Calvados, France (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 1985: BAe 125, Sparta-Upper Cumberland, Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 1985: BAe 125, Sparta-Upper Cumberland, Tennessee, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 1985: Beechcraft H18, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 5, 1985: Beechcraft H18, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 4, 1985: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Katale, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 1985: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Katale, Nord-Kivu, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• November 3, 1985: Cessna 402, Mt Pakaraima, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana (1 fatality)
• November 3, 1985: Cessna 402, Mt Pakaraima, Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana (1 fatality)
• November 1, 1985: Cessna 208A Caravan, Bethel, Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 1, 1985: Cessna 208A Caravan, Bethel, Alaska, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 23, 1985: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Miyazaki, Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)