# NTSB Accident BFO87DHD08
> **Bede Aircraft BD5B** · 1987-08-21 · WILMINGTON, DE, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO87DHD08
- **Event ID:** 20001213X31725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1987-08-21
- **Location:** WILMINGTON, DE, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bede Aircraft
- **Model:** BD5B
- **Registration:** N533BD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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