# NTSB investigations, 1985: Undershoot 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 ATL86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA041.md): Mooney M20K · Langhorne, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1985 · N231A · Substantial damage > Acft collided with marked but unlighted transmission lines 670 ft fm rwy threshold. The lines are 81 ft above the threshold elevation and are marked but unlighted. They are also 1193 ft from the displaced threshold. The pilot did not have a current medical or… - [NTSB ATL86FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG05.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 12, 1985 · N107MW · Substantial damage > The left main gear collapsed during a loss of control on landing. The plt reported the acft touched down prematurely during the flare and it contacted the lip of the rwy at the apch end. Directional control could not be maintained, according to the plt, and… - [NTSB NYC86LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA031.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · West Chester, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1985 · N4313T · Substantial damage > A practice VOR apch was made to the arpt. Afterwards a landing was attempted on rwy 27. A G0 around was made when the acft was too high on final. A second landing attempt was made. According to the CFI, while on final the student was headed for a touchdown… - [NTSB ATL86LLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT02.md): Cessna 152 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 10, 1985 · N49164 · Substantial damage > The plt was on a personal night proficiency flt. He made 2 stop & go landings without incident. On the 3rd landing, the acft touched down about 50 to 60 ft short of the rwy on upsloping terrain & the nose gear collapsed. The plt stated that he was making a… - [NTSB LAX86LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA015.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Concord, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1985 · N47340 · Substantial damage > The plt was landing at night at the conclusion of a cross country flt. On entry to the downwind for fwy 19R, the plt asked that the approach lights be turned up full bright. On short final, the plt said she encounted excessive glare in her contact lenses from… - [NTSB MIA86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA005.md): Cessna 172 · St.Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1985 · N7602D · Substantial damage > The plt stated that while attempting a landing he realized his rate of descent was too high. He then applied power, the nose pitched up and the acft stalled, resulting in a hard landing. - [NTSB ANC85MA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85MA183.md): Boeing 737-2X6C · Unalaska, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1985 · N674MA · Substantial damage > Acft was dispatched to rstrctd arpt with a 3900' rwy & notamed: 3' stndg wtr on north end of rwy. SIGMET was in effect for mod to svr turbc blo 10,000' due to strong low lvl wnd & assoc wndshear. Capt made a shallow ovrwtr apch to rwy 12, which had a nr vert… - [NTSB CHI85FA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA379.md): Gulfstream 500-S · Cloquet, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1985 · N8139P · Destroyed > The pilot expected the weather to be below minimums but flew the approach anyway. He did not have a second pilot on board per company rules. The aircraft collided with trees about 3 miles from the approach end of runway 17. - [NTSB NYC85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA235.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Madison, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1985 · N2387P · Substantial damage > While on the downwind leg for rwy 24, the instructor reduced power to idle for engine failure simulation. The student made a short approach and upon reaching 700 ft AGL the student headed directly toward the approach end of the rwy at a 30 deg angle from rwy… - [NTSB ATL85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA277.md): Piper PA-22-125 · Shinnston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1985 · N909A · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he initiated a normal apch to land on rwy 27. However, when he flared, he failed to stop the descent. Subsequently, the acft landed hard just short of the rwy. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed over. - [NTSB SEA85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA207.md): Stolt-Adams Starduster SA101 · Yerington, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1985 · N3635G · Substantial damage > While attempting to land the plt allowed the acft to become too low on short final. The plt did not add pwr soon enough and an undershoot occurred. - [NTSB ANC85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA167.md): Piper PA-14 · Cape Yakataga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1985 · N5188H · Substantial damage > The plt elected to land on a sandy/gravel area about 600 ft long & 100 ft wide which was located between hills that were 100 to 150 ft high. During a x-wind apch, the acft's rate of descent began increasing. The plt applied full power to arrest the descent,… - [NTSB NYC85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA229.md): Cessna 182J · Danville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1985 · N3319F · Substantial damage > During an apch, the acft was configured with full flaps & was trimmed for 65 KTS. At about 150 feet from the desired touchdown point, the plt reduced power to land. Momentarily after that, the stall warning horn sounded & the acft fell 10 to 20 ft, impacting… - [NTSB ATL85LKG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG11.md): Let L-13 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 24, 1985 · N99954 · Substantial damage > The commercial plt was in training for a glider rating & was on a supervised solo flt to practice a landing. During the traffic pattern, he rolled out hi on final & extended the spoilers to adjust to the desired glide path, then retracted the spoilers to the… - [NTSB ATL85LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA253.md): Piper PA-18S · Carlisle, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1985 · N3267N · Substantial damage > After aprx 1 hr of LCL flt, the 67 hr pvt plt returned to his pvt grass strip for landing. He made a full left traffic pattern. At the 180 deg point, carb heat was applied and pwr reduced. After turning final and lowering full flaps, the plt added throttle… - [NTSB ATL85FMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG06.md): Let L-13 · Chester, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 20, 1985 · N96AS · Substantial damage > The glider landed about 150 ft short of the rwy on the plts 1st solo in this acft. He said he noticed a rapid drop in alt at 55 mph on final approach and began to change spoiler position to compensate. He complained that the stiffness of the operation of the… - [NTSB FTW85LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA305.md): Cessna 152 · Sand Springs, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1985 · N47300 · Destroyed > The plt allowed the acft to get too low on the VFR final apch. He added pwr and stated a gust of wind tipped the acft tothe left. When he corrected for this the acft's nose dropped and the nose sheel contacted the ground and separated. The acft then nosed… - [NTSB NYC85LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA196.md): Cessna 425 · Manahawkin, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1985 · N6887B · Substantial damage > After overflying the airfld and deciding to land on rwy 22, the plt concentrated on the airspeed and alt of the acft. A twr east of the flt was noticed and was not considered a problem. During the final apch, the plt was distracted by a passenger who said to… - [NTSB MKC85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA170.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Leon, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1985 · N8089C · Substantial damage > The plt reported that when he was on final apch to land, the acft encountered a downdraft & its rate of descent increased. He applied power to correct the situation, but the left main gear hit a fence post aprx 10 ft short of the rwy & failed. Subsequently,… - [NTSB NYC85LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA191.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Plymouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1985 · N2039T · Substantial damage > The aircraft was towed to an alt of 3000 ft. the plt set up for landing and entered the pattern at the initial point at about 1200 ft. the apch went normally until the base leg. After turning onto the base leg, the plt experienced a high sink rate. The plt… - [NTSB DEN85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA197.md): Piper PA-28 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1985 · N2203D · Substantial damage > The student plt departed the arpt to practice touch-&-go landings. On the 5th apch, the acft was observed to be low. The plt failed to add pwr and the acft contacted an arpt boundary fence. - [NTSB NYC85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA187.md): Cessna 152 · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1985 · N11BZ · Destroyed > According to the pilot, the aircraft floated during the flare to touchdown. The pilot applied power for a go around, but the aircraft did not clear some bushes at the end of the runway. The aircraft landed straight ahead in a field and rolled about 300 feet… - [NTSB NYC85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA194.md): Maule MX-7-235 · Savoy, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1985 · N70LB · Substantial damage > The pilot was attempting to land on a dirt runway approximately 800 feet long with a small dirt embankment at the threshold. During the approach, the aircraft landed short and the landing gear collided with the embankment. The aircraft nosed over and came to… - [NTSB MKC85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA150.md): Cessna 152 · La Porte City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1985 · N5116P · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the acft had the proper airspeed when it was on final apch about 1/2 mi from the rwy. However, he reported that it quickly lost 500 ft, landed short of the rwy & was damaged. The acft came to rest in a corn field beside the rwy. - [NTSB ANC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA117.md): Cessna 207 · Jakolok Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1985 · N1686U · Substantial damage > Plt landed short of gravel beach and substantially damaged airplane on large rocks. - [NTSB CHI85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA223.md): Piper PA-31-T · Rochester, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1985 · N777YR · Substantial damage > When the plt reduced power & flared, the acft touched down short of the rwy. The acft sustained substanitial damage when the landing gear struck the edge of the raised rwy surface. - [NTSB SEA85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA115.md): Bellanca 7GCB · Yakutat, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1985 · N3JK · Substantial damage > During arrival, the plt extended his traffic pattern to allow another acft to depart. He reported that after he turned on final apch, his acft encountered a downdraft & hit the ground short of the rwy. - [NTSB MKC85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA108.md): Cessna 152 · Adams, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1985 · N25868 · Substantial damage > Plt was making first landing at an ag strip and collided with 30 foot high utility wires which cross the apch end of thestrip. The wires are not marked. - [NTSB CHI85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA194.md): Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 · Lake Geneva, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1985 · N1181G · Destroyed > High sink rate developed on short final. Acft touched down 13 ft prior to runway before sink rate could be arrested. Landing gear collapsed after contacting edge of rwy which is 7 inches higher than surrounding terrain. Tail section of acft caught fire just… - [NTSB MKC85LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA093.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1985 · N300KR · Substantial damage > Plt inadvertently entered clouds on VFR flight. Plt sighted an arpt through breaks in clouds and decided to land. The acft touched down short of a closed rwy, partially collapsing the left gear. It then bounced up onto the rwy and fully collapsed the left… - [NTSB ANC85LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA071.md): Cessna 180 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1985 · N5206E · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the acft encountered a downdraft while he was on final apch for a touch-&-go landing. Subsequently, the acft touched down in wet snow about 30 yards short of the rwy & nosed over. The plt estimated the wind was from 010 deg at 5 KTS. - [NTSB BFO85LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA037.md): Slingsby Type 43 Series 3F · Lovettsville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1985 · N5563V · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he normally avoided landing on the rwy since the glider landed on a skid & it took a few minutes to remount it on a ground handling dolly. On this flt, he planned to land on the grass beside the apch end of the rwy. However, he allowed an… - [NTSB NYC85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA095.md): Let L-13 · Mansfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1985 · N90862 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he turned onto final apch at about 500 ft AGL & the pattern was normal until he was about 1/3 mi from the rwy threshold. The glider then began to sink rapidly. The plt realized that he would be unable to glide to the rwy, so he decided… - [NTSB FTW85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA164.md): Cessna 172M · Angola, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1985 · N73616 · Substantial damage > The acft touched down short of the rwy following an approach to land after the plt had accomplished a x-country flt with a pass'g on board. The plt stated that he became momentarily disoriented due to haze & bright sunlight during the approach. During this… - [NTSB FTW85LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA161.md): Cessna 150F · Fritch, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1985 · N6928F · Substantial damage > The student pilot touched down short of the rwy while attempting to land downwind. He then attempted a go-around but lost control due to inadequate airspeed. The aircraft banked to the right and struck the tail section of a parked airplane and crashed. - [NTSB LAX85LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA184.md): Cessna 152 · Shafter, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1985 · N67001 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on his 1st supervised solo flt. He reported that on downwind, the acft was too hi, so he extended 10 deg of flaps. On base, he extended the flaps to 20 deg, & before turning onto final apch, he further extended them to 30 deg. The student… - [NTSB DEN85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA095.md): Cessna 310 · Angel Fire, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1985 · N5515G · Substantial damage > The acft touched down 1500 ft short of the rwy and the nose gear collapsed. The taxiways were rough and soft yellow chevrons were painted on the taxiways, at the apch end of the rwy. The plt stated that he was concentrating on the apch and did not see the… - [NTSB FTW85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA138.md): Cessna 180 · Lockhart, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1985 · N4679B · Substantial damage > The pilot was practicing short field landings at a private landing strip, got too low on the approach & snagged his horizontal stabilizer on a tree stump about 10 feet above ground level. - [NTSB LAX85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA164.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Healdsburg, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1985 · N8468R · Substantial damage > A pvt plt & an instructor plt (CFI) were on a bfr instructional flt. For the purpose of this flt, the pvt plt was considered to be the PIC. The CFI reported that when the acft was at 3500 ft AGL, he retarded the throttle to simulate an eng failure. The pvt… - [NTSB MIA85LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA104.md): Auton - Dunham Rutan Long EZ · Hollywood, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1985 · N83CR · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the flt was smooth until he crossed over the trees at the end of the rwy & was hit with a gust of wind & hit the ground short of the rwy causing the main & nose landing gear to separate. The plane continued to fly about 75 yards before… - [NTSB SEA85LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA062.md): Beech BE-77 · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1985 · N1806C · Substantial damage > Plt made full flap apch at idle pwr while practicing a short field landing. Plt stated apch originally was high and later became low. Plt delayed adding pwr and acft touched down 130 ft short of the rwy. Acft bounced and contacted the ground again nose wheel… - [NTSB LAX85LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA141.md): Bellanca 14-13-2 · Corona, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1985 · N74315 · Substantial damage > While the acft was on final apch the plt tried to slow the acft by lowering the landing gear and flaps. The acft sink rate increased and the acft contacted trees before the plt applied power. The acft touched down 50 ft short of rwy in soft ground where the… - [NTSB ANC85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA046.md): Cessna 207A · Koyuk, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1985 · N7329U · Minor damage > The acft landed about 630 ft short of the threshold of rwy 02. The plt said he purposely landed short to take advantage of a rwy upslope and because of the location of snow removal equipment at the other end of the rwy. In landing short however he landed on… - [NTSB SEA85LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA044.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Deer Park, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1985 · N996MP · Substantial damage > Acft touched down in the displaced threshold which was not plowed clear of snow as the remaining portion of the rwy was. Acft nosed over following touchdwon. - [NTSB BFO85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA012.md): Rockwell Sabreliner/NA265-40 · Glen Burnie, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1985 · N1863T · Substantial damage > While on short final the acft was obsvd to nose down into the displaced threshold of rwy 33L. The coplt stated that he sensed that he was getting slow and went to add pwr with his left hand. He was sitting for the first time in the left seat and although he… ## 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" = 390) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=390&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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