Aviation accidents in 1985
CrashAtlas records 160 aviation accidents worldwide in 1985, accounting for 2,735 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
160
Recorded accidents
2,735
Fatalities in this listing
1985
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-08-12 | Japan Air Lines - JAL 123 | Boeing 747SR-46 | Japan | 520 |
| 1985-06-23 | Air-India 182 | Boeing 747-237B | Atlantic Ocean | 329 |
| 1985-12-12 | Arrow Air 1285 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF | Canada | 256 |
| 1985-07-10 | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan 5143 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | Uzbekistan | 200 |
| 1985-02-19 | Iberia 610 | Boeing 727-256 | Spain | 148 |
| 1985-08-02 | Delta Air Lines 191 | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 | United States of America | 134 |
| 1985-07-24 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-902 | Douglas DC-6B | Colombia | 80 |
| 1985-05-03 | Aeroflot / Estonia · CCCP-65856 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Ukraine | 79 |
| 1985-01-21 | Galaxy Airlines 203 | Lockheed L-188A Electra | United States of America | 70 |
| 1985-11-24 | EgyptAir · SU-AYH | Boeing 737-266 | Malta | 60 |
| 1985-02-01 | Aeroflot / Belarus · CCCP-65910 | Tupolev Tu-134AK | Belarus | 58 |
| 1985-08-22 | British Airtours 328 | Boeing 737-236 | United Kingdom | 55 |
| 1985-09-04 | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines · YA-BAM | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 52 |
| 1985-02-22 | Air Mali · TZ-ACT | Antonov An-24V | Mali | 51 |
| 1985-03-28 | SATENA · FAC-1140 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 3000 | Colombia | 46 |
| 1985-01-19 | Cubana de Aviación · CU-T899 | Ilyushin Il-18D | Cuba | 38 |
| 1985-01-18 | CAAC 5109 | Antonov An-24V | China | 38 |
| 1985-09-06 | Midwest Express 206 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | United States of America | 31 |
| 1985-01-01 | Eastern Air Lines 980 | Boeing 727-225 | Bolivia | 29 |
| 1985-12-30 | Nepal Army Air Wing · RAN-23 | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 | Nepal | 25 |
| 1985-01-23 | ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia 052 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Colombia | 23 |
| 1985-11-25 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-11747 | Antonov An-12BP | Angola | 21 |
| 1985-01-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0501 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Honduras | 21 |
| 1985-01-23 | AIRES Colombia 585 | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Colombia | 17 |
| 1985-06-23 | TABA - Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica · PT-GJN | Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante | Brazil | 17 |
| 1985-09-29 | Air Carriers Express Services Inc · N551CC | Cessna 208 Caravan I | United States of America | 17 |
| 1985-05-03 | Soviet Air Force · 101 red | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 15 |
| 1985-10-11 | Aeroflot / Georgia · CCCP-87803 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Georgia | 14 |
| 1985-07-11 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Afghanistan | 14 |
| 1985-09-23 | Henson Airlines, opf Piedmont Airlines · N339HA | Beechcraft B99 Airliner | United States of America | 14 |
| 1985-04-15 | Thai Airways · HS-TBB | Boeing 737-2P5 | Thailand | 11 |
| 1985-11-21 | Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force) · A-1322 | Lockheed C-130H-MP Hercules | Indonesia | 11 |
| 1985-02-14 | Dirgantara Air Service · PK-VIO | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Indonesia | 9 |
| 1985-01-15 | People's Liberation Army - Air Force - PLAAF | Antonov An-26 | China | 9 |
| 1985-09-25 | MAP Kom na Amu APO · CCCP-69321 | Antonov An-12 | Ukraine | 9 |
| 1985-01-22 | Soviet Air Force · 05 | Antonov An-26RT | Afghanistan | 8 |
| 1985-08-25 | Bar Harbor Airlines 1808 | Beechcraft 99 Airliner | United States of America | 8 |
| 1985-02-24 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 1620 | Lockheed KC-130H Hercules | Saudi Arabia | 8 |
| 1985-08-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 59-1443 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | United States of America | 7 |
| 1985-12-13 | Aviones de Panama · HP-680 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Panama | 7 |
| 1985-06-24 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2457 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Brazil | 7 |
| 1985-12-31 | Century Equipment · N711Y | Douglas DC-3C | United States of America | 7 |
| 1985-12-31 | Nigerian Government · 5N-AXP | British Aerospace BAe-125-700B | Nigeria | 7 |
| 1985-07-26 | Soviet Air Force | Ilyushin Il-14 | Russia | 7 |
| 1985-04-11 | Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales · LV-ALW | British Aerospace BAe-125-700B | Argentina | 7 |
| 1985-03-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 64-0549 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | United States of America | 6 |
| 1985-03-29 | Canadian Armed Forces · 130331 | Lockheed CC-130H Hercules | Canada | 5 |
| 1985-03-29 | Canadian Armed Forces · 130330 | Lockheed CC-130H Hercules | Canada | 5 |
| 1985-05-15 | TTA - Empresa Nacional de Transp. e Trabalho Aéreo · C9-AMV | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Mozambique | 5 |
| 1985-04-20 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-4496 | North American CT-39A-1-NO Sabreliner | United States of America | 5 |
| 1985-04-22 | Securité Civile · F-ZBAE | Douglas DC-6B | France | 5 |
| 1985-04-20 | Carga Aéreo Transportada · CP-1489 | Convair CV-440-35 | Bolivia | 4 |
| 1985-10-12 | Burma Airways · XY-ADS | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Myanmar | 4 |
| 1985-07-01 | Tanzanian People's Defence Force · JW9009 | British Aerospace BAe-748-314 Srs. 2A LFD | Tanzania | 4 |
| 1985-06-27 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 7053 | Embraer P-95 Bandeirulha (EMB-111A) | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1985-10-22 | ERA-Jet Alaska · N456JA | Learjet 24D | United States of America | 4 |
| 1985-09-26 | Douglas Airways · P2-DNI | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| 1985-03-14 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 833 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | South Sudan | 4 |
| 1985-05-29 | Aeroflot, Leningrad Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-70218 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 4 |
| 1985-08-29 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI · MM62131 | Alenia G-222SAA | Italy | 4 |
| 1985-01-09 | TPI International Airways · N357Q | Lockheed L-188AF Electra | United States of America | 3 |
| 1985-12-08 | Corporate Air Inc · N15TW | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 3 |
| 1985-08-28 | Sunbird Airlines · N992SB | Beechcraft C99 Commuter | United States of America | 3 |
| 1985-02-24 | Alfred Wegener Institut · D-IGVN | Dornier 228-100 | Western Sahara | 3 |
| 1985-07-07 | LACOL Colombia · HK-1340 | Douglas DC-3A | Colombia | 3 |
| 1985-08-30 | Douglas Airways · P2-DNW | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| 1985-11-15 | United States Navy · 542817 | Convair VC-131H Samaritan (CV-580) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1985-02-25 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-3121 | Boeing RC-135T Rivet Dandy | United States of America | 3 |
| 1985-03-20 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · E-240 | Morane Saulnier (FMA) MS.760A Paris IA | Argentina | 3 |
| 1985-08-20 | ERA-Jet Alaska · N455JA | Learjet 24XR | United States of America | 3 |
| 1985-12-16 | RAAF, opb Qantas Empire Airways · D-GEML | Unknown | Switzerland | 3 |
| 1985-05-17 | Indian Naval Air Arm · IN-131 | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | India | 3 |
| 1985-02-01 | Lisa Flite Corporation · N72BS | Beechcraft A100 King Air | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-10-09 | Nordeste Linhas Aéreas · PT-GKA | Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante | Brazil | 2 |
| 1985-05-21 | Target Development & Consulting Inc · N10GE | Cessna 501 Citation I/SP | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-11-01 | Hermens Air · N9241F | Cessna 208 Caravan I | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-06-10 | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan · CCCP-32028 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1985-05-28 | AVENSA · YV-84C | Convair CV-580 | Venezuela | 2 |
| 1985-03-11 | Soviet Air Force · 05 red | Antonov An-30B | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 1985-04-20 | Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses · YN-BZF | Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 | Greenland | 2 |
| 1985-08-12 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-NUG | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Indonesia | 2 |
| 1985-10-10 | Pel-Air · VH-IWJ | IAI 1124 Westwind | Australia | 2 |
| 1985-06-09 | Jaradac International Corp. · N148CP | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-10-11 | Servicio Aéreo Beni - SABENI · CP-1593 | Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando | Bolivia | 2 |
| 1985-06-10 | Euralair International · F-BSRL | Learjet 24B | France | 2 |
| 1985-12-12 | General Telephone Co. · N723GL | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-07-29 | Aries Aire · N2886D | Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-05-31 | General Aviation Inc. · N181TG | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-11-10 | Nabisco Brands, Inc. · N784B | Dassault Falcon 50 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1985-10-11 | Mountain Air Cargo · N3257 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | United States of America | 1 |
| 1985-05-21 | Unknown · LZ-... | Antonov An-2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 1985-06-12 | Unknown · LZ-... | Antonov An-2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 1985-09-22 | Louisiana Pacific Corp. · N873LP | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 1 |
| 1985-01-01 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · BNMAU-10210 | Antonov An-24RV | Mongolia | 0 |
| 1985-01-17 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-6/90/536 | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) | Thailand | 0 |
| 1985-07-14 | Propair · C-FIOD | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Canada | 0 |
| 1985-01-13 | Mandala Airlines · PK-RVT | Vickers 806 Viscount | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1985-09-01 | Private · N720X | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-11-07 | Hardees Foods · N984HF | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-F400A | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-05-17 | Polskie Towarzystwo Geofizyczne · SP-DNR | Antonov An-2T | Poland | 0 |
| 1985-03-16 | Union de Transports Aériens - UTA · F-GDUA | Boeing 747-3B3 | France | 0 |
| 1985-01-24 | Aeroflot, Leningrad Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-19716 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-12-13 | Aéro-Service · TN-AEQ | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Ghana | 0 |
| 1985-04-29 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1985-03-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0316 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Egypt | 0 |
| 1985-01-28 | Aviones de Panama · HP-659 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1985-08-19 | Compañia Aérea Nacional - CAN · CP-1704 | Martin 4-0-4 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1985-10-20 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2302 | Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1985-01-01 | BIF Air Inc · N88939 | Douglas DC-4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 |
| 1985-05-04 | Perris Valley Paracenter · N157U | Douglas DC-3-313D | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-07-07 | Northern Pacific Transport · N2878F | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-08-12 | Jet Fleet · N100HC | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-05-03 | Trans Island Airways · N865JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Bahamas | 0 |
| 1985-07-04 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-55710 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-01-08 | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines · YA-GAY | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1985-12-12 | Air Provence · F-BRNL | Learjet 24B | France | 0 |
| 1985-12-02 | Air France 091 | Boeing 747-228B | Brazil | 0 |
| 1985-06-20 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-91783 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-03-06 | Libyan Arab Airlines · 5A-DLR | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Libya | 0 |
| 1985-02-07 | TAG Aviation · N779XX | Canadair CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601 | Italy | 0 |
| 1985-08-04 | AIRES Colombia · HK-2593 | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Colombia | 0 |
| 1985-03-22 | CAAC · 8013 | Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | 0 |
| 1985-08-21 | Middle East Airlines - MEA · OD-AGQ | Boeing 720-047B | Lebanon | 0 |
| 1985-06-27 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-84724 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-01-10 | MAP Moscow OAO · CCCP-06142 | Ilyushin Il-14T | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1985-05-12 | Bali International Air Service · PK-KNE | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1985-01-18 | Barrier Reef Airways · VH-BFH | GAF Nomad N.22B | Australia | 0 |
| 1985-10-09 | African Air Charter · 9Q-CMD | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1985-01-01 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-32352 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-02-01 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-8702 | Lockheed P-3F Orion | Iran | 0 |
| 1985-12-25 | AeroEjecutivos · YV-425C | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1985-05-21 | Aeroflot, Tyumen Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-04326 | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-01-31 | United Parcel Service - UPS · N568UP | Fairchild SA227-AT Expediter | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-10-22 | CAAC · B-3606 | Shorts 360-100 | China | 0 |
| 1985-02-27 | ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia · HK-2763 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1985-11-30 | Mandala Airlines · PK-RLG | Lockheed L-188C Electra | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1985-07-17 | NASA · N712NA | Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-07-15 | Aeroflot / Georgia · CCCP-55706 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-03-21 | Airfast Indonesia · PK-OAN | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1985-05-12 | William Wrigley Jr. Co. · N1181G | Dassault Falcon 50 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-07-24 | Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH · D-ICDS | Dornier CD-01A Seastar | Germany | 0 |
| 1985-06-13 | Benin Government · TY-BBR | Boeing 707-336B | Libya | 0 |
| 1985-09-10 | Collier County Mosquito Control Distr. | Douglas DC-3 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-09-01 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-01789 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-01-08 | Royal Thai Navy · 10665 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200MAR | Thailand | 0 |
| 1985-03-25 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-44905 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-08-21 | Middle East Airlines - MEA · OD-AFL | Boeing 720-023B | Lebanon | 0 |
| 1985-09-30 | Escuela de Aviacion Tauro · CP-1463 | Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1985-07-07 | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-06255 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-06-19 | Combs Airways · N155PA | Convair VT-29B (CV-240) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-01-01 | Private · N1JS | IAI 1124 Westwind I | Mexico | 0 |
| 1985-10-28 | Unknown · HK-2489 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Colombia | 0 |
| 1985-04-01 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · BNMAU-10207 | Antonov An-24RV | Mongolia | 0 |
| 1985-09-23 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola · I-302 | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Angola | 0 |
| 1985-06-05 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-29348 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1985-07-02 | Sudan Airways · ST-AAR | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Sudan | 0 |
| 1985-10-19 | Ray Charles Enterprises · N923RC | Vickers 835 Viscount | United States of America | 0 |
| 1985-06-12 | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines · JY-AFW | Boeing 727-2D3 | Lebanon | 0 |
| 1985-03-05 | Soviet Air Force · 29 yellow | Antonov An-26Sh | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1985-12-31 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |