# NTSB investigations, 1985: Standing NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB MKC86FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA036.md): Cessna T210M · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1985 · N761YS · No damage > The plt was seen to enter the acft for a short time and then get out, go to the front of the acft and pull down on the prop. The eng fired and the prop struck the pilot's head. A plt who approached the acft moments after the acdt looked into the cockpit and… - [NTSB CHI86FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM03.md): Robinson R22A · Grand Rapids, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Dec 20, 1985 · N8488H · Substantial damage > The plt reported he flew into the wolverine power plant for the purpose of picking up a passenger to whom he was to demonstrate the helicopter's ability to survey power lines. He continued to report, shortly after landing during normal engine shut down… - [NTSB ATL86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA045.md): Cessna C-172M · Andalusia, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1985 · N509R · Substantial damage > The acft battery power was depleted. The plt hand propped the engine with his wife at the controls. The engine started with the throttle advanced and acft taxied into trees and over an embankment. The wife was not a rated pilot. - [NTSB ATL86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA044.md): Hughes 269B · Stone Mountain, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1985 · N9303F · Destroyed > During ground refueling of the aircraft the fuel tank was over- filled and the fuel spilled over onto the ramp. The fuel was ignited and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. - [NTSB DEN86IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86IA031.md): Boeing 727-100 · Casper, WY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1985 · N7011U · Minor damage > Acft was parked at gate awaiting departure. A bus used to shuttle flt crews around the ramp arrived at flt 855 to deliver a flt attendant. The driver was backing away from acft when the left side to bus contacted rt wing tip. Damage was limited to wing tip… - [NTSB CHI86FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX04.md): Beech E18S · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 24, 1985 · N46L · Substantial damage > The acft experienced a right eng fire during eng start. The plt reported the right eng would not start during the first attempt. During the second attempt at starting the eng, it started. While running the eng on the primer, the plt heard a loud bang and saw… - [NTSB LAX86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA046.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Tustin, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1985 · N5353Y · Substantial damage > The plt's mechanic performed a pre-purchase inspection of the acft. No malfunctions were detected with the fuel system, & the mechanic informed the plt that the acft was overall 'in good condition.' Later in the day the plt purchased the acft, & after… - [NTSB SEA86LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA017.md): Cessna 172 · North Bend, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1985 · N8316B · No damage > The plt reported having difficulty finding the tie down ramp area at the unfamiliar arpt in dusk light conditions. The passenger exited the acft with a flashlight to locate a tie down spot and walked into the spinning prop. The plt stated the passenger was… - [NTSB FTW86IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86IA020.md): Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1985 · N714DA · No damage > No. 3 eng developed an exhaust stack fire during the second attempted start following taxi out. The 1st start was aborted when crew became aware of a 15 minute delay before takeoff. During the 2nd start, excess fuel torched in the combustors and the exhaust… - [NTSB NYC86IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA019.md): Fokker F-28 · Flushing, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1985 · N510 · 2 aircraft · No damage > The F-28 acft was holding on taxiway bb. The B-767 acft was taxiing behind the F-28 on taxiway e which is perpendicular to taxiway bb. The r wing of the B-767 struck the rudder of the F-28. - [NTSB MKC86LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA014.md): Pitts S1C · Goodland, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1985 · N22R · Substantial damage > The acft rolled forward unrestrained after the plt hand started the eng. A tie down tied to the tailwheel pulled free from the ground tie down eye used to restrain the acft during the hand start procedure. The acft rolled forward striking several objects. The… - [NTSB FTW85LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA360.md): Bell 206B · North Padre 967 · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1985 · N305AL · Destroyed > The helicoter was attempting to take off with a rope still attached to the forward fuselage tiedown. A witness stated that the nose of the aircraft rotated down as the tail lifted to a near vertical attitude. The pilot inflated the floatsbut the aircraft… - [NTSB CHI85LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA374.md): Cessna T210N · Minocqua, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1985 · N4885Y · Destroyed > The PIC attempted to start the engine. The engine started but in about 3 seconds stopped. During a second start attempt a fire started in the engine compartment. The PIC thought he had extinguished the fire when flames were seen in the copilot pedal area. The… - [NTSB MIA85LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA232.md): Bell 206A · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1985 · N7882S · Substantial damage > The helicopter plt landed the helicopter on a wood decked landing dolly. After landing he reduced the collective pitch control full down and reduced the throttle to idle. At the time of landing the wind was on the nose of the acft. Shortlyafter landing the… - [NTSB BFO85FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FID03.md): Beech A36 · Roanoke, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 12, 1985 · N141BC · Substantial damage > The plt had boarded two pax and started the eng. When he attempted to taxi he realized he still had a chocked gear. Leaving the eng running he got out and found the nose gear chocked. When he removed the chock, the acft which was parked on an incline began to… - [NTSB FTW85LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA313.md): Cessna 182Q · Follett, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1985 · N9457 · Minor damage > The passenger had deplaned to remove unnecessary articles from the aircraft and apparently was not cautioned by the PIC to be careful of the rotating propeller. As she returned to the aircraft to re-board she walked into the observed rotating propeller and… - [NTSB MIA85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA223.md): Bell 47G-2 · Ochopee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1985 · N88AR · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he dropped his passenger off at a water station in the everglades, water taxied away from the station, accellerated up to 3100 RPM & just before he added collective pitch the transmission ass'y departed the helicopter, it rolled to the… - [NTSB NYC85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA199.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Lawrence, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1985 · N32741 · Substantial damage > After refueling the acft, the plt attempted to start the eng with the throttle full open and the mixture at idle cut off. The instructor thought the eng was vapor locked and was going to drain the gascolator when he noticed a fire in the carburetor airbox.… - [NTSB CHI85LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA312.md): Frank H Marchetti Avenger Gyro Plane · Shelbyville, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1985 · N2260N · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The gyroplane was running up on the end of the rwy when the varieze landed on top of him, striking thr rotor system. The varieze flew a non=std flt pattern & did not make a radio call in the traffic pattern. - [NTSB MKC85FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA175.md): Cessna 150L · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N11152 · No damage > The plt discharged one passenger without stopping the eng & motioned to the next passenger (his wife) to come around from the front of the airplane. Subsequently, his wife walked into the propeller & received a serious injury to her arm. - [NTSB LAX85LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA296.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Ajo, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1985 · N8253C · Destroyed > While attempting to start the engine for a planned air taxi flight under conditions including an outside air temp of 118 degs f, a fire erupted in the engine compartment. The occupants safety evacuated the acft & had to walk 1/4 of a mile to obtain… - [NTSB DCA85AA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA026.md): Beech E18S · Birmingham, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 21, 1985 · N19T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > At 2045 the military flt, dixie 06, contacted Birmingham apch & obtained clearance for a low apch followed by a full-stop lndg on rwy 05. At 2053, dixie 06 reported a 4 mile final for a low apch to the local controller. At 2054:19, the local controller… - [NTSB DEN85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA142.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bluff, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1985 · N3561G · Destroyed > The acft was destroyed by fire which began during an engine start. The plt stated that he used porper hot engine start procedures. He said the throttle was not pumped. The plt observed that the fuel pressure went to zero during the second start attempt. Smoke… - [NTSB LAX85LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA260.md): Cessna 170A · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1985 · N1401D · Substantial damage > The plt placed the ignition key on the acft's dashboard & then proceeded to turn over the prop by hand. Acft was not tied down or chocked & the eng started. The plt attempted to restrain the runaway acft. After being dragged for several yds, the plt let… - [NTSB DEN85FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA131.md): Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A · Lewistown, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 1985 · N84857 · Substantial damage > During taxi to takeoff the brakes failed. The plt attempted to groundloop the acft. The acft rolled down hill and collided with a gully. The plt was fatally injured. During preflight the co-plt inadvertently added hydraulic fluid in the alcohol tank. The… - [NTSB FTW85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA235.md): Grumman G-164A-450 · Basile, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1985 · N8614H · Destroyed > The plt detected a fuel leak after takeoff and returned to land. He shut the acft eng down and exited the acft, but the acft busrt into flames before the prop stopped turing. Subsequent investigation discovered a material failure in a fuel line on the eng… - [NTSB CHI85FEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX01.md): Cessna 404 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 2, 1985 · N68103 · No damage > The right prop struck a person who was loading freight onto the acft. The plt reported that he had started the right eng to bring it up to operating temp to deforst the windscreen. He stated the eng had been running for aprx 3 minutes when he felt something… - [NTSB DCA85IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85IA019.md): Boeing 747-123 · Detroit, MI · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1985 · N9663 · No damage > The flt crewmembers of the jumbo jet were preparing to start the engs when flt attendants (f/a's) in the forward cabin detected a faint odor prior to closing door 1L. The source could not be determined, so the door was closed in preparation for a pushback.… - [NTSB SEA85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA079.md): Hughes 269C · Elma, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1985 · N9592F · Substantial damage > Just prior to lift-off a vibration accompanied by lateral rocking occurred. Although the plt brought the power to idle. The helicopter had already started to come apart. During engine examination it was found that the ground resonance occurred due to under to… - [NTSB CHI85IA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA143.md): Fairchild F-27 · Champaign, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1985 · N386BA · Minor damage > During engine start a fuel line running between the fuel pump and the differential pressure switch ruptured and caused a small fire. The crew observed a fire warning light,aborted the start procedure and activated the fire extingui shing system which put the… - [NTSB FTW85LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA156.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Justin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1985 · N2154P · Destroyed > The purpose of the flt was a mult-engine flt check given by a designated examiner to the commercial plt. According to the examiner the right eng, which was still hot from the previous flt, would not start on the first attempt. After a successful start of the… - [NTSB FTW85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA151.md): Douglas A-26B · Lawton, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1985 · N142ER · Destroyed > An intermittant fire in the left engine accessory section led to loss of fuel to the engine. The right engine injested water and quit. The landing gear had been left pinned in the down position because of a malfunction reported on the previous flight. Neither… - [NTSB LAX85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA183.md): Mooney M20C · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1985 · N1359W · No damage > Upon landing & taxiing off the rwy the ATP certificated plt was unable to locate the desired acft hangar in which the acft was to be parked. The plt & his 15-year-OLD pax observed a bystander near their acft. The plt directed the pax to exit the acft & ask… - [NTSB FTW85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA144.md): Piper PA-23-160 · El Campo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1985 · N3438P · Substantial damage > Attempting a single-engine take-off, the pilot was unable to maintain VMC or retract the landing gear. He lost control of the aircraft and collided with a tree. - [NTSB ATL85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA107.md): Cessna 172E · Campbellsville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1985 · N3969S · Substantial damage > The acft was positioned with its tail into the wind & it was blown over. The wind was from 240 deg at 18 KTS with gusts to 28 KTS. - [NTSB BFO85LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA022.md): Cessna 182 · Waynesboro, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1985 · N3950D · No damage > The student plt taxied the acft to the run-up area and stopped with the engine running. The passenger, a rated helicopter pilot, exited the airplane to retrieve a portable communications radio. According to the student, the passenger ducked under the wing… - [NTSB DEN85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA083.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Hot Springs, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1985 · N4513R · Substantial damage > Plt said he performed a 'hasty' preflight. During engine pre-start the plt inadvertently left the throttle open. The engine srated and the acft taxied across the ramp and hit a fence post before the plt could regain control of the acft. - [NTSB ATL85FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA089.md): Douglas DC-3 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1985 · N28BA · Substantial damage > The plt attempted an insrument departure from Charlotte, NC, without deicing the acft which witnesses stated, had ice on the airframe. During climbout, the plt was not able to maintain elevator control so he returned to land at Charlotte. During the landing… - [NTSB SEA85LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA052.md): Cessna 337B · Ontario, OR · Incident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1985 · N2321S · No damage > Pilots sister approched the rt side of the acft to speak to him. When leaving the side of the acft she walked into the front turning prop. Plt stated she had been around the acft numerous times and was aware of the engine configuration. - [NTSB LAX85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA116.md): Hughes 369D · Makakilo, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1985 · N211EH · Destroyed > On an air taxi flt, after landing at a prearranged site the plt signaled to his 3 pax to board the helicopter. As the pax attempted to board from the right side of the acft, the rotor blades went out of track/phase. The acft began uncontrollable bouncing up… - [NTSB LAX85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA105.md): Bell 204 · Snelling, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1985 · N99021 · Substantial damage > Plt vacated the acft with engine at idle & with the blades turning to refuel. The landing platform mounted on the 'nurse' truck was slippery from an oil & copper mixture used in the spraying operation. The helicopter started to slide & the plt reboarded just… - [NTSB NYC85FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA052.md): Hughes 500D · Newark, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1985 · N1106M · Minor damage > The right front seat passenger deplaned and walked rearward to retreive his luggage from the left rear seat of the helicopter during the cooling down stage of the engine shutdown. After deplanning he proceeded rearward under the main rotor wash. When rear of… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')), crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')), current_codes AS ( SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e."tier1Number" AS INTEGER) AS code, row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e."isDefiningEvent", false) DESC, e.position) AS n FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e."tier1Number" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*' AND (e."isDefiningEvent" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT "mKey" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE "isPre1982")) ), phases AS ( SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1 UNION ALL SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o."phaseOfFlightCode", w.main FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o."phaseOfFlightCode" WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes) ), case_phases AS ( SELECT p.*, c."eventDate", c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = p.case_mkey LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventDate" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names) ) SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1985 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 150) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150/cases?year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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