# N59TB: 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: December 15, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59TB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59TB

## Aircraft that carried N59TB

- [Cancelled 2014-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59TB-2014-12-15): Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, S/N 501. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Eads Socata North America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EADS%20SOCATA%20NORTH%20AMERICA%20INC), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

## NTSB investigations on N59TB (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 MIA97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA003), Oct 7, 1996: Socata TB-20 (N59TB), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper management of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power during a go-around, and subsequent collision with trees and terrain during a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N59TB (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 19961007043989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961007043989A), Oct 7, 1996: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N59TB), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Landed hard on ILS approach. Went around. Lost power. Left wing hit a tree. Crashed. Fuel tanks were empty.

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