# Accident 19870821076639A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Wilmington, DE, August 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1987, 08:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6787° N, 75.6066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6787&lon=-75.6066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533BD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DHD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DHD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821076639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED. CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT TOP OF TREES. STALLED INTO A FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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