# NTSB investigations, 1985, AZ 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. Page 1 of 2 · 78 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB LAX86FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA077.md): Cessna T210N · Hyder, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1985 · N4592Y · Destroyed > Witnesses observed the acft depart the ranch airstrip, level off at about 200 ft AGL & make a turn back over the ranch house. The acft occupants were seen to wave to the people on the ground as the acft began an abrupt climbing turn. The witnesses then saw… - [NTSB LAX86LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA076.md): Mooney M20F · San Manuel, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1985 · N234GA · Substantial damage > During cruise at 10,500 ft MSL on a night x-country flt, the plt said the eng ran rough with moderate vibration levels. Plt declared an emergency with abq ARTCC, who vectored the acft to an unlighted airstrip. The plt said he had difficultyin seeing the rwy… - [NTSB LAX86LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA075.md): Piper PA-34T-22OT · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1985 · XBDRL · Substantial damage > During a trans border VFR x-country flt, the plt noticed 'oil spirting from the left engine' with smoke, & he shut it down. An emergency was declared by the Tucson ATCT, who cleared the acft to land straight in on rwy 29L. Tower personnel observed the acft… - [NTSB LAX86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA072.md): Cessna 150L · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1985 · N10882 · Substantial damage > After about a 45 min wait as the number one acft for departure, the controller informed the plt that he could expect an additional 3 min wait because of wake turbulence from a (large) EC-130 acft which was approaching for a touch & go landing. The plt elected… - [NTSB LAX86LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA067.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 1985 · N3885F · Substantial damage > After completing a LCL flight the plt returned to his home base arpt & proceeded to land on the 2400 ft long rwy. The plt reported that he was unable to stop at its end and collided with barricades and a fence. A witness reported that the acft skidded on the… - [NTSB LAX86LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA058.md): Cessna 210D · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 1985 · N3762Y · Substantial damage > The plt noticed a weakness of the acft's left brake during taxi for takeoff but elected to make the flt. Control tower personnel at the destination arpt stated the acft landed long and attempted to turn onto the right highspeed taxiway. The plt stated that… - [NTSB LAX86LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA056.md): Cessna P210R · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1985 · N5298A · Substantial damage > While descending from 9,500 to 5,000 ft MSL, the plt reported that the eng suddenly lost all power. The plt stated that he was unable to restart the eng & made an emergency landing at a nearby arpt. The plt, who had entered the downwind leg for the 8,251 foot… - [NTSB LAX86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA054.md): Piper PA-22 · Deer Valley, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1985 · N3334A · Substantial damage > Shortly after begining descent from 7,500 ft. m.s.l. the acft experienced a total loss of power. Prior to descent the plt richened the mixture and applied carb heat. The pilot radioed his position & situation to Deer Valley tower, Deer Valley, Arizona while… - [NTSB LAX86FUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ02.md): Cessna 182G · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Dec 5, 1985 · N3205S · Destroyed > On December 4, 1985, at 1928 MST, a Cessna 182, N3205S, collided with a power utility pole near paloma, AZ. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the two people on board the… - [NTSB LAX86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA045.md): Cessna 172A · Sunizona, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1985 · N7130Q · Destroyed > While performing 'low level surveillance for deer' a pax pointed outside the acft to a familiar camp site. The plt stated this action distracted him & thereafter he flew up a narrow canyon. Unable to reverse course because of rising terrain, the plt stated he… - [NTSB LAX86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA041.md): Cessna 177A · Springerville, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1985 · N30351 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the eng oil pressure dropped to zero while the acft was in cruise flight. He selected an open field in which to make a precautionary landing. He said that as he approached the field the acft entered a downdraft. He stated he had reduced… - [NTSB LAX86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA039.md): Cessna 182P · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1985 · N7036S · Destroyed > Witnesses saw the plt depart with frost covering the acft & without either a runup or warmup. The witnesses reported that the plt 'scraped the frost from a small square directly in front of him on the windshield' just prior to takeoff. Temp & dew point were… - [NTSB LAX86LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA034.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1985 · N42XX · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > During a dual instructional flight the CFI stated that he was looking for traffic while monitoring his student's performance. The CFI failed to observe that an acft was ahead of him in the traffic pattern. That acft was at a lower altitude & was on short… - [NTSB LAX86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA029.md): Schweizer G-164B · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1985 · N8487K · Substantial damage > After spraying a field and while enroute to the landing site, the acft engine backfired followed by a rapid loss of power. The plt negotiated an emergency landing on a private dirt road. During the landing roll-out, the aircraft left wing struck a tree… - [NTSB LAX86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA026.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1985 · N26714 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that while sight-seeing in the vicinity of the grand canyon, he became disoriented and lost. The fuel in the left tank was exhausted and the right fuel tank contained minimum fuel. The pilot negotiated a precautionary landing on the hard… - [NTSB LAX86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA023.md): Piper J3 · Green Valley, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1985 · N33461 · Substantial damage > On oct 24, 1985, a Piper J3 cub,N33461, made an emergency landing in rough, open terrain near Green Valley, AZ. After experiencing a loss of engine power the ac sustained substantial damage and the pvt plt was not injured. The investigation revealed that the… - [NTSB LAX86FUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM01.md): Bell 47 G-5 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 22, 1985 · N7907S · Destroyed > The pilot was hovering after a night takeoff and collided with an electrical power line. - [NTSB LAX86LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA017.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Chino Valley, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1985 · N9660W · Substantial damage > When the flt departed prescott for the local flt, the plt said the rwys switched several times between 11 & 03 due to the winds. The official prescott surfact observation reported the winds from 110 degrees at 8 KTS with gusts to 17 KTS. After departing… - [NTSB LAX86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA007.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Payson, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1985 · N44207 · Destroyed > The passenger had a 10:00 medical appointment at the destination arot on the day of the accident. The non-instrument rated, recently certificated pvt plt, requested and received a weather briefing for a proposed VFR flt at 7500 ft MSL from mesa to holbrook,… - [NTSB LAX85LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA405.md): Piper J3 C-65 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1985 · N6566H · Destroyed > After departing pierce ferry, AZ the plt and his passenger flew east, up the Colorado river, at a low level towards kanab point. The plt's notes and charts show that the flt was to turn north for aprx 40 NM, with a refueling stop at kanab, UT. The bright… - [NTSB LAX85LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA386.md): Peterson J-4 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1985 · N29899 · Substantial damage > The student pilot stated that he observed a tow airplane and a glider on the runway as he turned onto the final aproach to land. He said that he continued his approach and when the tow aircraft and glider failed to take off he attempted to turn off the… - [NTSB LAX85FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA385.md): Jonas Humming Bird · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1985 · N14GJ · Substantial damage > The experimental homebuilt acft was designed by the plt and incorporated a lifting body symetrical airfoil shaped fuselage. Pitch control was to be accomplished with a narrow chord canard. Witnesses saw the acft lift off briefly to about 10 ft AGL during the… - [NTSB LAX85LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA387.md): Cessna 170B · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1985 · N1659D · Substantial damage > The plt attempted to depart on soft silt & sand. During the takeoff roll the acft wheels sank into the soft terrain necessatating differential braking to maintain directional control. As the acft approached a ditch the plt forced the acft airborne. The acft… - [NTSB LAX85LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA379.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1985 · N9950B · Substantial damage > The stop at the airport was a planned fuel stop on a flt from conroe, TX to bullhead city, AZ. The flt departed controe,TX about 12 hours prior to the accident. Witnesses saw the acft make two 'high & very erratic' aborted approaches prior to impacting in the… - [NTSB LAX85LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA374.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Williams Afb, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1985 · N3168U · Substantial damage > After making his first swath run,during the hours of darkness,the pilot became disorented and flew into an area with tall electrical transmission lines. He descended into trees beneath the lines in his attempt to miss them. - [NTSB LAX85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA361.md): Grumman G-164A · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1985 · N5297 · Substantial damage > The plt had just completed a spray run and was executing a procedure turn when the engine's no. 8 cylinder connecting rod failed. Engine oil covered the windshield. The plt attempted to land on the departure airstrip but he could not align the acft with the… - [NTSB LAX85LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA360.md): Schweizer G-164B · Tolleson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1985 · N6749K · Destroyed > According to the pilot,the engine lost partial power while in cruise flt. He selected a cotton field in which to make a precautionary lng. The aircraft over shot the intended landing area and impacted a utility pole. The collision ruptured the fuel system and… - [NTSB LAX85LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA354.md): Cessna 182Q · Safford, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1985 · N735TQ · Substantial damage > The aircraft experienced a partial engine power loss after departing Safford municipal airport on a VFR personal flt to sky harbor arpt, phoenix, AZ. The plt negotiated an emerg lndg in a flt brush area. Prior to touchdown the acft struck a mesquite tree and… - [NTSB LAX85LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA357.md): Cessna 172P · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1985 · N65748 · Substantial damage > The acft ran off the rwy and into a ditch after a landing at Glendale, AZ. The rwy is 2400 ft long and 50 ft wide. The plt stated he landed about 40% down the rwy, bounced three times, steered off the rwy and hit a shallow ditch. The plt reported no… - [NTSB LAX85LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA348.md): Cessna A188B · Willcox, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1985 · N4974Q · Substantial damage > On August 15, 1985, a Cessna 180 lost eng pwr due to fuel exhaustion and collided with the ground during an aerial applicaion maneuver. The acft sustained substantial damage but the pilot was not injured. The plt stated that he should have checked the fuel… - [NTSB LAX85LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA345.md): Aerospatiale SF3130 · Buckeye, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1985 · N537 · Substantial damage > During a hover in a confined area the plt misinterpeted his passg signal to move to a diferent location as a signal that the tail rotor was in danger. The plt used abrupt control movements that resulted in the toe of a skid hooking into a wire fence. The… - [NTSB LAX85LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA340.md): North American T-6G · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1985 · N45CT · Substantial damage > The tailwheel equipped acft nosed over after the plt lost iirecitional control during lndg. There were no reports of mechanical difficulties or weather facotrs to be considered in the area of cause. The plts flt experience is unknown since repeated attempts… - [NTSB LAX85LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA332.md): Gulfstream-Schweizer Gulfstream AM G-164B · Poston, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1985 · N8133K · Substantial damage > The plt reported weather conditions during the night aerial application flt were 'clear and winds of 15 KTS with gusts to 20 KTS. After three unsuccessful attempts to line up for the spray run, the plt said he allowed the acft to 'get too low and slow' while… - [NTSB LAX85LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA330.md): Huff Sonerai IIL · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1985 · N4422P · Substantial damage > The plt reptd that during the takeoff off roll, he applied back pressure to the control stick when the acft reached 60 knots. The aircraft began an immediate climb at a steep angle, stalled and crashed on to the rwy. This was the initial flight for this… - [NTSB LAX85LUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LUJ01.md): Aerotek Pitts S-1 · Page, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1985 · N1LM · Destroyed > The acft contacted the ground during an attempted go-around. The plt had tried to perform a x-wind landing. - [NTSB LAX85LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA326.md): Beech 95-B55 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N7474N · Substantial damage > The preparing for an air taxi, sightseeing flight, the PIC performed a preflight inspection of the acft & failed to observe that the rt main fuel tank was nearly empty. Five(5) min after takeoff the rt eng's main tank fuel supply was exhausted & the eng lost… - [NTSB LAX85FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA315.md): Bell 206-B · Page, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1985 · N38942 · Destroyed > On July 12, 1984, a Bell 206B helicopter collided with a steel bridge 10 miles so of Page, AZ. The helicopter was being filmed in flt during the making of a movie. VMC existed at the time. The helicopter was destroyed and the plt and pax, an italian actor,… - [NTSB LAX85LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA313.md): Cessna 182 · Sawmill, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1985 · N5706B · Substantial damage > During the plt's preflight inspection of his acft, he removed the fuel caps to examine the quantity of fuel in the acft's tanks. Thereafter, he failed to securely refasten the caps. At 0700 MST the plt & his 2 pax departed for a planned flt from AZ to co. 56… - [NTSB LAX85FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA311.md): Cessna 152 · Marana, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1985 · N5204P · Destroyed > The passenger had just purchased property at the accident site and intended to take aerial video tape footage of the property. Witnesses saw the plt and passenger board the acft with video camera and recorder. After departue, the acft flew directly to the… - [NTSB LAX85LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA299.md): Bell 206B3 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1985 · N2766Y · Substantial damage > During a movie filming flight, the helicopter was acting as the camera platform and filming a fixed wing aircraft during a straight in appraoch to the airport, the plt of the helicopter requested a right 180 degree turn at mid field to land at the north… - [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 LAX85LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA288.md): Starduster II · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1985 · N17RM · Destroyed > The plt crossed the arpt at midfield and made a left turn for a close in downwind. Witnesses estimated that he made a 180 deg descending turn to final. While on final the plt observed another acft which was already on final slightly aheadand slightly below… - [NTSB LAX85LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA292.md): Cessna 172P · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1985 · N52789 · Substantial damage > When the plt realized he was low during final apch to a landing, he erroneously decided not to use full flaps instead of adding power, vref was high and the landing was 3/4 of the way down the 2400 ft rwy. Believing he had sufficient room to takeoff again,… - [NTSB LAX85LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA268.md): Cessna 150 · Oracle, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1985 · N8489U · Substantial damage > During a LCL pleasure flt the plt stated that the acft's eng began running rough so he made a precationary ldg on a dirt road which was at an elevation of 4,000 ft MSL. After inspecting the acft & finding it to be in proper working order the plt decided to… - [NTSB LAX85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA263.md): Cessna TR 182 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1985 · N737YN · Destroyed > During initial climb on a dual instructional flight a fire erupted behind the instrument panel & the acft was returned for landing. During roll out 6 inch long flames, smoke & noxious fumes filled the cockpit. When the acft slowed to 10 mph the plts exited… - [NTSB LAX85FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA262.md): Cessna TU-206E · San Manuel, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 1985 · N1475M · Destroyed > This plt was attempting to air drop illegal drugs to someone on the ground. While executing an intentional low pass, at dusk, theacft inadvertently collided with a cactus tree & crashed. - [NTSB LAX85LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA261.md): Cessna 182P · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1985 · N7229N · Substantial damage > The plt attempted to takeoff fm a 2400-FT-long rwy, he reported that because the acft's airspeed indicator did not appear to properly represent the airspeed, he aborted the takeoff. This occurred after accelerating down the rwy for an estimated 1800 ft. the… - [NTSB LAX85LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA258.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1985 · N5O17W · Substantial damage > The plt had just purchased the acft & this was the first time he had taxied it from the left seat. This plt taxied from the parking ramp up a slight grade an across a taxiway. He reported that when he 'looked up', he observed that the acft was heading toward… - [NTSB LAX85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA257.md): Cessna T303 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1985 · N4661V · Destroyed > Plt took off from scottsdale at 1934 MST for a 13 NM flt to reposition the acft to home base. Within minutes the plt advised ATC that he was 6 mi out with minimum fuel and requested no delay. He then asked for clearance to rwy 22R and was cleared to land on… - [NTSB LAX85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA249.md): Hiller 12-C · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1985 · N38767 · Substantial damage > The plt was demonstrating autorotations to a touchdown on a dirt rwy into a 5 kt headwind. On the final landing he said that the touchdown felt the same as others he had done. Speed at touchdown was 15 mph and the helicopter slid forward in a straight line… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=1985&state=AZ&page=2 ## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=AZ&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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