# NTSB FTW75OQD31: Cessna 172, N8444U, Agua Caliente, Mexico, June 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1975
- Place: Agua Caliente, Mexico · AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75OQD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75OQD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0031  75/6/27    AGUA CALIENTE,MEX   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 945
        TIME - 1500                    N8444U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OBREGON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHIHUAHUA,MEX               AGUA CALIENTE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8444U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8444U-1976-10-12), registration cancelled 1976-10-12, S/N 17252344 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Obregon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750627016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627016039A), Jun 27, 1975: Cessna 172F, Agua Caliente, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N8444U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI72FET17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET17), Mar 5, 1972: Robertson 172F (N8444U), Hobart, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC65A0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0045), Jan 1, 1965: Cessna 172F (N8444U), Wellington, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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