# NTSB investigations, 1985: Undetermined

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 CHI86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA033.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Duluth, MN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1985 · N8082B · Destroyed
  > The pilot departed crystal lake for a flight to visit relatives for thanksgiving. He did not obtain a preflight weather briefing nor did he contact any ground facility during the flight. He was qualified to fly in VFR conditions only. The aircraft impacted…
- [NTSB DEN86FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTE02.md): Beech 58 · Elbert, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Nov 2, 1985 · N26BW · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed in a open field & was not found for 4 days. The home built acft, maintained largely by the plt, had the engine destroyed so completely that no determination could be made as to power being developed at impact. The plt reportedly had been…
- [NTSB CHI85FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA351.md): Cessna 404 · South Lyon, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1985 · N404EX · Destroyed
  > The acft took off and climbed to 5000 ft uneventfully. It then dropped off radar and subsequently impacted the ground in a flat upright attitude. A post-crash fire consumed the majority of the airframe. Eng and prop teardowns indicated no abnormalities and…
- [NTSB NYC85FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA189.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 · Erie, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1985 · N71MA · Destroyed
  > During a normal IFR cruise flight, the pilot of air Ohio flight 21, did not respond to ATC instructions. Air Ohio flight 21 continued for 40 minutes with no reply and without deviation in altitude or heading until the discrete target disappeared from radar…
- [NTSB SEA85LYE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LYE01.md): Luscombe 8A · Cheney, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 16, 1985 · N28833 · Substantial damage
  > Acft was found abandoned after sustaining substantial damage in apparent lndg attempt in snow-covered marsh. Presumed pilot had expired student certificate and had registered acft to self under an alias. Circumstances of mishap unknown.

## 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" = 400)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=400&year=1985

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