# NTSB FTW66F0064: Aero Cmdr 500A, N78372, Denver City, TX, June 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1965
- Place: Denver City, TX · DENVER CITY, TX
- Location: 32.9679° N, 102.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9679&lon=-102.8322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1406   65/6/9    DENVER CITY TEX     AERO CMDR 500A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2500
        TIME - 0630                    N78372              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DENVER CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78372 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 500A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Denver City

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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