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  • SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD

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AttributeSOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD
What it is
Seats5
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming IO-540-C4D5D
Horsepower250 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1984
Production end2002
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance
Performance
Cruise speed160 KTAS
Range1,000 nm
Service ceiling20,000 ft
Climb rate1,200 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)54 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,800 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,600 ft
Load and fuel
Seats5
Useful load1,286 lb
Full-fuel payload770 lb
Max takeoff weight3,086 lb
Empty weight1,800 lb
Usable fuel86 gal
Fuel burn at cruise14 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$140,000
Price, high$355,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$46,000
Overhaul cost, high$66,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time268
Active fleet175
Median year built1994.0
NTSB events, last 10 years2
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years111.43
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active211.43
Ownership transfers, last 24 months24
Transfers per 100 active313.71
Airworthiness directives3
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record45.9 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity50.1 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access62.4 of 10
Support75.5 of 10
Liquidity81 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)914.9 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 175 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 175 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 175 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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