# N203AB: 2003 Socata TB20, registration cancelled 2018-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Socata TB20](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb20) (registry code 8680602)
- 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: 2211
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2007
- Last registry action: October 4, 2007
- Mode S code: A19D2A
- Owner when cancelled: [Barnes Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20BENJAMIN)
- Location: [Tiburon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tiburon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8868° N, 122.4626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94920, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203AB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=203AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203AB-2018-01-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 TB20: https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb20.md

## 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 SEA07LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA270), Sep 22, 2007: Socata TB20 (N203AB), Beatty, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's procedures during a go-around and subsequent loss of airplane control. A contributing factor to the accident was the dark night.

## 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 20070921020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921020939A), Sep 21, 2007: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N203AB), Beatty, NV, Destroyed. (-23) On September 21, 2007, at approximately 1940 local time a Socata trinadad TB20 gt, registration number N203AB, serial number 2211 owned by the pilot…

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