# N96DF: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1059
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1990
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2007
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AD5A1E
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Skies Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKIES%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Riverdale, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Riverdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9624° N, 76.9152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20737, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96DF-2017-02-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI07FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA279), Aug 24, 2007: Socata TB-20 Trinidad (N96DF), Pointe Aux Pins, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

## 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 20070824831459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824831459A), Aug 24, 2007: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N96DF), Cheboygan, MI, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed mackinac island, (mcd) enroute bad axe, (bax). The flight failed to arrive at destination. Reports indicate that various aircraft parts…

## Other aircraft with N96DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96DF): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 8767, built 2022

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