PacTex Aviation presents this Socata TB-20 Trinidad. A high performance cross country cruiser with moden avionics. This aircraft is the perfect blend of speed, comfort and cutting edge technology. With a complete glass panel cockpit, this aircraft is ready for IFR operations and long distance travel with ease. For more information on the plane please visit our website by using the link https://www.pactexaviation.com/n103u-1986-socata-tb20.
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1986 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad
Single-engine Piston-Used
$235,000
03/21/2025
Registration no. N103USerial no. 585
350 VIEWS
2 DAYS ON FLYING
3 SAVES
Aircraft Listing Type
For Sale
Highlights
Seller location
Kissimmee, Florida, United States
Aircraft location
Kissimmee, Florida, United States
Airframe & Propulsion
Airframe Total time
2,857 hours
ESTIMATED TIME BEFORE OVERHAUL (TBO)
Remaining engine hours before the factory recommended Time Before Overhaul (TBO).
Airframe Description
Airframe is in great condition with only one report of damage in 1995 after propellor strike required powerplant overhaul.
Propulsion
The engine is a Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D (250 HP)
The propellor is a Mccauley PN B3D32C412/82NDA & D-6614 Spinner
Avionics
Flight rules
Instrument Flight Rules
Navigation equipment
Garmin GTN 750 GPS/NAV/COM
Comms equipment
Garmin GNC 255A
Engine management
Garmin GTX 345 Trandsponder ADSB in/out
Additional equipment
Garmin FSC 500 Autopilot
Interior & Exterior
Number of seats
4
Interior Condition
Interior is in good condition with very comforatble leather seats. 7/10
Interior Score
7
Exterior Condition
The exterior paint job is also in good condition as well.
Paint Year
1999
Paint Score
7
Maintenance
Inspection Status
Needs an annual in June, 2025
Inspection Expiry
Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Damage history
Replaced powerplant after propellor strike in 1995.
Price Change history
Date
Event
Price
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Registration history
Current Registration
Serial Number: 585
Type: Single-engine Piston
Aircraft: 1986 SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD
City: CRESTVIEW
Owner: DOYLE BENJAMIN JAMES
State: FL
Issue Date: 08/03/2023
Country: US
Expiration Date: 07/31/2030
Zipcode: 32536-9365
Previous Registration
Date
Owner
Location
10/05/2021
N88319 LLC
BERWYN PA
07/16/2019
TK HOFFMAN TRUCKING INC
MAROA IL
03/10/2016
TK HOFFMAN TRUCKING INC
MAROA IL
08/14/2013
TK HOFFMAN TRUCKING INC
MAROA IL
02/16/2010
TK HOFFMAN TRUCKING INC
MAROA IL
Learn More about the SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad
August 25, Amherst, N.H. / Socata Trinidad
At about 07:37 eastern time, a Socata TB-20 crashed into the pilots residence, killing the pilot. An IFR flight plan was filed from Nashua to Atlantic City, N.J., but was not activated. Witnesses said the pilot appeared in a hurry before takeoff, taking off about 10 minutes after arriving at the airport. Radar data and witness accounts show the airplane made four circles over the pilots house before the pilot pulled the power and crashed into his house. A restraining order had been issued the day before and police escorted him off the property at that time. The medical examiner declared the accident a suicide....
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Used Aircraft Guide: Socata TB-20 Trinidad
When the so-called Caribbean line from Aerospatiale first appeared at the Paris Air Show in 1977, the U.S. general aviation industry was booming, building mainly tried-and-true, if staid, designs like the Cessna 172 and the Piper Cherokee line. Against that backdrop, the new TB-20 was a splash of cold water. Its not that the airplane was terribly innovative-it wasnt, sporting the same Lycoming engines we had all been flying behind for years. But it had something no Skyhawk ever did: a sleek and stylish European panache. Ultimately, this didnt help much with sales, but the thing sure was-and is-good looking, what one aviation writer famously described as a Cherokee done over by Club Med. The Trinidad is the top of the line of a small family (five) of single-engine aircraft developed and built by Socata in Tarbes, France, from which the TB derives.
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Aerospatiale TB-20
The Trinidad isn't the fastest retractable on the block but it excels in comfort and load carrying capability.
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