# N533BD: Coverdale BD-5B MICRO, registration cancelled 1989-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Coverdale BD-5B MICRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/coverdale-bd-5b-micro) (registry code 1130635)
- Serial number: 533
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A6BBAF
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N533BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=533BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533BD-1989-01-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Coverdale BD-5B MICRO: https://openairdocs.org/model/coverdale-bd-5b-micro.md

## NTSB investigations (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.

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