# NTSB investigations, 1985, WY 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 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 DEN85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA249.md): Cessna TU206G · Evanston, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1985 · N5322U · No damage > The plt said the eng quit as he was turning from base leg to final apch for rwy 24 at Evanston (WY) arpt. The acft crashed as the plt maneuvered for an emerg landing. Disassembly and examination of the eng disclosed no reason on why the engine failed. The… - [NTSB DEN85FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA225.md): Cessna 182J · Torrington, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1985 · N3336F · Substantial damage > The plt had a limitation on her certificate that prohibited flight at night. The flt was conducted at night and while enroute the plt diverted to the Torrington arpt. The rwy is equipped with plt activated lgts. A witness stated that the acft circled several… - [NTSB DEN85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA213.md): Cessna 152 · Riverton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1985 · N4941P · Substantial damage > The student plt attempted to land on rwy 17. The wind was reported to be from 010 degs at 13 KTS. The acft touched down halfway down the rwy. The plt attempted to go around but aborted because of the tailwind. The acft ran off the end of the rwy and collided… - [NTSB DEN85FTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE07.md): Richard A. White Glasair SH-2 · Rawlins, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Aug 9, 1985 · N39RW · Destroyed > The acft crashed in a slightly nose low high velocity impact with the eng operating at low pwr by the signatures on the prop. The radar plot shows that the flight descended from aprx 15000 ft to about 10000 ft in aprx 1 minute. The acft continued to descend… - [NTSB DEN85LTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTE06.md): Cessna 180 · Mule Creek Jct, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 8, 1985 · N5163E · Destroyed > The plt was spotting cattle during a cattle herding operation. He saw 2 cows with calves in a cove of a canyon that personnel on the ground were leaving behind. The plt stated that he made a sharp turn & flew over the cows to show their location to riders on… - [NTSB DEN85LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA210.md): Hughes 369D · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1985 · N8662F · Substantial damage > The flt was a pipeline patrol operation. While in flt, smoke was observed in the cabin. The plt made an unsuccessful autorotation resulting in substantial damage to the helicopter. Investigation revealed the smoke was from an inflight eng compartment fire.… - [NTSB DEN85LTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTM05.md): Interstate S-1A · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 1, 1985 · N37438 · Substantial damage > While on a x-country flt, the acft encountered turbulence & downdrafts. The plt stated that at 1st, he was not concerned, but then it became apparent that the acft may impact the ground. The acft had limited power (75 HP) & the terrain elevation in that area… - [NTSB DEN85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA205.md): Cessna 172RG · Evanston, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1985 · N9455D · Destroyed > The plt lost direstional control of the acft while attempting to land in gusty x-wind conditions. The acft was destroyedwhen it impacted terrain in a 50 ft deep ravine. - [NTSB DEN85LTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTE04.md): Woolsey Quickie Q2 · Rawlins, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 25, 1985 · N66LW · Destroyed > After taking off, the plt noted that the acft's CG had shifted, & as fuel was consumed, the elevator down authority seem to decay. He suspected that baggage (stowed behind the plt's seat & inaccessible during flt) had shifted aft requiring greater than usual… - [NTSB DEN85LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA195.md): Schweizer G-164B-600 · Riverton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1985 · N6825K · Substantial damage > The plt was crop spraying a field in a Schweizer ag-cat acft when the left landing wire broke. The plt returned to Riverton, WY. During the landing roll, in attempt to stop the acft as soon as possible, he inadvertently applied the brakes too hard, causing… - [NTSB DEN85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA170.md): Rockwell Aerocommander 112 · Landers, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1985 · N37775 · Destroyed > On June 22, 1985, a Rockwell aerocommander 112 impacted the ground immediately after takeoff. The density alt was 7700 ft. after takeoff the plt realized the acft would not clear a ridgetop. The acft began to descend & was maneuvered to land on level terrain.… - [NTSB DEN85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA154.md): Callair A-9 · Riverton, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1985 · N8280H · Substantial damage > During an aerial application turn-around maneuver, the eng lost power. The plt stated that he immediately changed the fuel selector & turned on the boost pump, but the acft was too low for the eng to have time to restore power. The eng had been using fuel… - [NTSB DEN85FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE02.md): Cessna 180K · Atlantic City, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 4, 1985 · N66771 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during an attempted landing on a narrow curved roadway in a mining pit. Witnesses reported the acft made a steep descent, touched down on the road and almost immediately departed the road. The acft entered an area of large boulders, nosed… - [NTSB DEN85IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85IA109.md): Cessna 185F · Jackson, WY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1985 · N57PL · Minor damage > The plt of N57PL was attempting a landing in a strong crosswind in VFR conditions. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear tire blew out causing the acft to ground loop. - [NTSB DEN85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA107.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Kemmerer, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1985 · N1085H · Substantial damage > On April 2, 1985, an inexperienced pvt plt attempted to land on a runway with a 24KT crosswind at Kemmerer, WY. The favorable runway was closed due to snow accumulations. On the third attempt the acft landed hard and bounced into the air. The plt attempted to… - [NTSB DEN85LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA104.md): Luscombe 8E · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1985 · N2482K · Destroyed > Before reaching the destination, the acft encountered turbulence & the passenger became ill. The plt tried to land on the east-west rwy, but the x-wind was too strong, so he then entered a pattern for rwy 3. After turning into the wind for a landing, the acft… - [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 DEN85LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA064.md): Cessna 182Q · Wapiti, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1985 · N759WB · Destroyed > According to the pilot as she was flying her aircraft in a canyon she encountered downdrafts which pushed her aircraft down. She was unable to maintain her airspeed or altitude and elected to put the aircraft into the trees. - [NTSB DEN85LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA059.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Rawlins, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1985 · N3575Z · Substantial damage > The acft lost eng pwr and was substantially damaged during an off arpt energency landing. The purpose of the flt was to look for coyotes. The post accident eng exam revealed that 9 consecutive teeth on the left magneto drive gear were ground off. This allowed… ## 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" = 'WY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=WY&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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.