# NTSB Accident MIA03LA045
> **Bornhofen Twinjet 1500** · 2003-01-24 · Melbourne, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03LA045
- **Event ID:** 20030129X00124
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-24
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.1025, -80.644996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bornhofen
- **Model:** Twinjet 1500
- **Registration:** N750TJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command failed to obtain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles at the approach end of the airport which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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