# N163GT: 2000 Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, registration cancelled 2005-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (registry code 8680695)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A51EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A51EU), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2000
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2002
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A0FD7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Delmarva Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELMARVA%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163GT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163GT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163GT-2005-06-17

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 Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD: https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR LC12002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LC12002F00000), Aug 27, 2002: RING. WORN. DURING INSPECTION THE NLG STRUT, HAD FORE AND AFT AND SIDE TO SIDE PLAY BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND INNER STRUT. DISASSEMBLED STRUT. TECH REP ADVISED THAT THERE WER

## 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 NYC04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA082), Mar 7, 2004: Socata TB-20 (N163GT), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20040307034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307034439A), Mar 7, 2004: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N163GT), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot experienced some type of engine power loss immediately after take-off. The pilot could not maintain altitude and the aircraft came to rest in a…

## Other aircraft with N163GT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163GT): Piper PA-46-600TP, S/N 4698095, built 2018

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