# N20BN: Socata TB 10, registration cancelled 1992-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Socata TB 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (registry code 8680696)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A51EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A51EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 494
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1989
- Last registry action: February 13, 1992
- Mode S code: A18FD0
- Owners when cancelled: [Thomas Curtis H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20CURTIS%20H), [Thomas Jean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20JEAN)
- Location: [Yorba Linda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yorba%20Linda)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8890° N, 117.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yorba Linda, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20BN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20BN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BN-1992-10-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 10: https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10.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 LAX92LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA360), Aug 23, 1992: Socata TB-10 (N20BN), Big Bear, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO ATTEMPT CROSSING A RIDGE LINE AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR CONTINGENCY ACTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH DOWN DRAFTS OR TURBULENCE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT…

## 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 19920822032529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032529A), Aug 22, 1992: Socata TB10TOBAGO (N20BN), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed. Encountered severe downdraft trying to cross a ridge on climbout. Factors include density altitude and 80 degrees

## Other aircraft with N20BN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20BN): CP Manufacturing DRAGONFLY, S/N 3025, built 1996

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