# N470SP: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 456
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1995
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A5C2B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Manufacturing Excellence Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANUFACTURING%20EXCELLENCE%20INC)
- Location: [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6182° N, 75.7297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19702, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N470SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=470SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N470SP-2018-01-24

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX776), Nov 19, 1996: VALVE. MALFUNCTION. PRECISE FLIGHT STANDBY VACUUM SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN SELECTED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED ACTUATION CONTROL CABLE TO BE LIMITED IN TRAVEL DUE TO INTE
- [SDR 97ZZZX535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX535), Nov 19, 1996: PUMP. FAILED. PNEUMATIC PUMP INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT 8-5-96 ALONG WITH NEW VACUUM FILTERS. ON 11-15-96 AT 128.4 HOURS PUMP FAILED BY SEIZING AND SHEERING DRIVE SHAFT. PUMP WAS 

## 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 IAD01LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA100), Aug 25, 2001: Socata TB-20 (N470SP), Amherst, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Suicide, when the pilot intentionally crashed his airplane into his house.

## 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 20010825039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825039229A), Aug 25, 2001: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N470SP), Amherst, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) N470SP departed boire field in nashua, NH (ash) approximately at 0723 local on 8/25/2001. Runway 32 was used for the departure with no abnormalities…

## Other aircraft with N470SP

- [Cancelled 2026-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N470SP-2026-08-13): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 11536. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Cirrus Sr22 11536 Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20SR22%2011536%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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