# NTSB LAX77OA008: Cessna 172D, N8553X, Hermisillo, Mexico, June 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1977
- Place: Hermisillo, Mexico · HERMISILLO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77OA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77OA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0013   77/6/9  NR.HERMISILLO,MEX     CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 259
        TIME - 1615                    N8553X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HERMISILLO,MEX               NOGALES,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT ROAD SIGNS LDG ON HIWAY. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8553X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553X-2013-10-21), registration cancelled 2013-10-21, S/N P17257153, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770609013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770609013219A), Jun 9, 1977: Cessna P172D, Hermisillo, Substantial damage. Hit road signs ldg on hiway. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N8553X (1)

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 SEA85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA073), Mar 12, 1985: Cessna 172 (N8553X), Soda Springs, ID, substantial damage

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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