# NTSB investigations, 1985: Altitude deviation,uncontrolled 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 CHI86LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA018.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Comstock Park, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1985 · N4056L · Substantial damage > According to the pilot she received wind information from a flight service station, the noaa and ATIS approximately 1.5 hours prior to takeoff. All these sources predicted winds to be less than 7 knots. Winds were 'very light' during Balloon inflation. The… - [NTSB CHI85LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA189.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Tyler, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1985 · N2588F · Destroyed > Plt stated he was about to abort the takeoff during the long ground run when the acft lifted off. At 30 to 40 ft AGL acft began to sink. Acft contacted a fence post and touched down in a plowed field. Nose gear collapsed and acft nosed over. Plt previously… - [NTSB ATL85LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA125.md): Piper J-3C-65 · Blairsville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1985 · N98760 · Substantial damage > The private pilot and his student plt passenger were departing the a/p when the plt made a sharp turn downwind at about 100 ft of alt. The a/c mashed into the ground bounced and landed in small trees. The nearest reported winds were recorded at 19 KTS. The… - [NTSB SEA85IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85IA080.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 · Reno, NV · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1985 · N85AS · No damage > After a ground time of 36 minutes during rain/wet snow the aircraft departed Reno. During the climb in below freezing conditions the crew experienced elevator pitch control difficulties which persisted until the descent into seattle. Examination of the… - [NTSB FTW85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA133.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bartlesville, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1985 · N7068C · Destroyed > After one uneventful full-stop landing the plt re-entered the pattern for a second landing. The plt truned to final at about 500 ft AGL and 65-70 KTS with the rwy lights in sight. Shortly thereafter, according to the plt, the landing light illuminated two… - [NTSB FTW85LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA129.md): Rotorway Exec · Bethany, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1985 · N3071 · Substantial damage > The owner/builder had a single engine, multi-engine, land rating, but did not have a helicopter rating. While practicing hover flt in his experimental helicopter, he unexpectedly allowed the helicopter to reach a higher than normal alt. He attempted to… - [NTSB LAX85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA155.md): Robinson R-22A · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1985 · N85550 · Destroyed > Student plt stated that while flying the last leg of a solo cross country flight he was flying along the coast at 50 to 75 feet, he diverted his attention to look at the a man on the beach and when he looked back at the instruments he noticed the helicopter… - [NTSB DEN85LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA086.md): Cessna 210 · Fort Bridger, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1985 · N9795X · Substantial damage > The acft encountered moderate turbulence and IFR conditions while en route over Fort Bridger, WY. The plt stated he attempted to climb on top but the acft had accumulated ice and the altimeter and VSI indicated a rapid descent. A forced landing was then… - [NTSB SEA85LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA059.md): Schweizer SGS-126E · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1985 · N33883 · Destroyed > Student glider pilot was ridge flying in thermals then lift dropped off. The acft turned downwind, away from rising terrain and the plt made an emergency off arpt landing. - [NTSB ANC85LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA039.md): Cessna C-207 · Nome, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1985 · N7396U · Substantial damage > Plt obtained a special VFR to land at Nome arpt. Plt saw apch lights and made a left circle to line up with rwy. Plt stated, ceiling was 300 ft AGL, low visibility and freezing drizzle was present. Aprx 3/8 inch of ice was on airframe and windshield. Plt… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 110) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=110&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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