# N20NQ: Socata TB 10, registration cancelled 1989-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 695
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A190E5
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20NQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20NQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20NQ-1989-08-15

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 NYC89FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA105), Mar 26, 1989: Aerospatiale TB-10 (N20NQ), Pittsfield, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE BRIEFING PROVIDED BY THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) SPECIALIST, DARK NIGHT, LOW CLOUDS, AND…

## 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 19890325004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004459A), Mar 25, 1989: Socata TB10TOBAGO (N20NQ), Pittsfield, MA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flew into cloud obscured mountain at night VFR. Flight precautions of mountain obscurement omitted in wx briefing.

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