# N59TB: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, registration cancelled 2014-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (registry code 8680695)
- 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: 501
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1985
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1996
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A79CB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Eads Socata North America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EADS%20SOCATA%20NORTH%20AMERICA%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6647° N, 97.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59TB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59TB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59TB-2014-12-15

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-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 MIA97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA003), Oct 7, 1996: Socata TB-20 (N59TB), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper management of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power during a go-around, and subsequent collision with trees and terrain during a forced landing.

## 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 19961007043989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961007043989A), Oct 7, 1996: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N59TB), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Landed hard on ILS approach. Went around. Lost power. Left wing hit a tree. Crashed. Fuel tanks were empty.

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