# N533BD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 18, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=533BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N533BD

## Aircraft that carried N533BD

- [Cancelled 1989-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533BD-1989-01-18): Coverdale BD-5B MICRO, S/N 533. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N533BD (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 BFO87DHD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DHD08), Aug 21, 1987: Bede BD5B (N533BD), Wilmington, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR OBSTACLES LOCATED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N533BD (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870821076639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821076639A), Aug 21, 1987: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N533BD), Wilmington, DE, Substantial damage. Failed to obtain adequate flying speed. Crashed shortly after takeoff. Hit top of trees. Stalled into a field.

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