# NTSB CHI76AC006: Aero Comdr 500A, N78378, Valparaiso, IN, July 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3590  75/7/28    VALPARAISO,IN       AERO COMDR 500A     CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 459
        TIME - 1950                    N78378              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARY,IN                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO ENTER STALL FOLLOWED BY A SPIN.STUDENT LOG HAD 2 PREV DUAL FLTS, ONE BY A CFI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78378](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78378-1975-10-23), registration cancelled 1975-10-23, S/N 500A 1263-86 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750728028929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728028929A), Jul 28, 1975: Rkwell 500A, Valparaiso, IN, Destroyed. Acft obsvd to enter stall followed by a spin. Student log had 2 prev dual flts, one by a CFI.

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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