# N20NK: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, registration cancelled 1998-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (registry code 8680695)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A51EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A51EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 766
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1996
- Last registry action: January 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A190E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Advantage Flight Training](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANTAGE%20FLIGHT%20TRAINING)
- Location: [Highlands Ranch, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Highlands%20Ranch)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5424° N, 104.9641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80126, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20NK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20NK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20NK-1998-11-24

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

## 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 FTW97FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA166), Apr 23, 1997: Socata TB-20 (N20NK), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: inadvertent flight by the pilot into known adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude or clearance from terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: low ceiling, rain, snow,…

## 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 19970423046989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970423046989A), Apr 23, 1997: N20NK, Pagosa Spgs, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) On April 23, 1997, N20NK, was reported missing by the pilot's family when the aircraft failed to arrive at centennial airport, englewood, Colorado, on a…

## Other aircraft with N20NK

- [Cancelled 2005-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20NK-2005-11-01): Beech 300, S/N FA-51, built 1985. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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