£140,725
Aircraft Location:Pensacola, Florida, USA
Seller Information
View Seller InformationGeneral
Year
1985
Manufacturer
Model
Serial Number
525
Registration #
N88AV
Condition
Used
FlightRules
IFR
Based at
Ft Myers, FL
Description
VERY WELL MAINTAINED 1985 SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD WITH GREAT AVIONICS!!!! ALWAYS HANGARED!! GARMIN G500, GARMIN GTN 650, GARMIN GTX 330, GARMIN GDL 88 ADS-B, GARMIN FLIGHT STREAM 210, JPI EDM 800 Engine Monitor, STORMSCOPE, NDH. "Just recently" UPGRADED ALL NEW LED'S LIGHTS, NEW FACEPLATE FOR AUTOPILOT, NEW AVIATION GRADE TINT FOR WINDOWS, BOTH MAIN GEAR REBUILT, REBUILT BRAKES WITH NEW PADS, CERAMIC COAT TREATMENT, HAVE UPDATED LAB REPORTS FROM OIL ANALYSIS WITH STELLAR RESULTS. LOGBOOK'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ADD.
TOP 10, MUST KNOW ITEMS ABOUT THE SOCATA TB20:
• Extremely Wide Cabin: Featuring a 49-inch wide cabin, it offers one of the most spacious interiors in its class, often compared to the Cirrus.
• Unique Gullwing Doors: The top-hinged, gullwing doors make access easy and provide a luxurious feel.
• Superior Visibility: The large canopy windows offer exceptional, fighter-like visibility for the pilot and passengers.
• Excellent Cross-Country Performance: The TB21 (turbocharged version) offers a 25,000-foot ceiling and high-speed cruising, designed specifically for long-distance travel.
• Soft Landings: The aircraft features trailing-link landing gear, which is known for making landing easier and ensuring soft touchdowns.
• Extensive Cargo Capacity: While the baggage door is small, the overall baggage area is spacious and can be further increased by removing the rear seats.
• Modern Ergonomic Cockpit: The cockpit is well-organized with car-like luxury, including intuitive trim controls and instruments angled toward the pilot.
• Stable and Forgiving Handling: It is renowned for having a "vice-free" flying attitude, which is easy to handle, responsive, and stable in both pitch and roll.
• Good Fuel Capacity: It has a standard usable fuel capacity of 86.2 gallons (517 pounds), providing a great range for long flights.
• Excellent Parts/Community Support: Despite being out of production, it has strong parts support from Socata North America and an active owner user group.
Airframe
Total Time
2,725
Range
1,048 Nm
Max Takeoff Weight
1,399.79 kg
Basic Empty Weight
911.72 kg
Useful Load
459.49 kg
Fuel Capacity Volume
325.55 L
Complete Logs
Yes
Airframe
Very well maintained aircraft! Much time and money have been spent on keeping this aircraft updated. It is being flown regularly. All the Logbooks are at the bottom of this add, and have very detailed information on what has been updated and serviced with this aircraft.
Engine
Engine 1 Make/Model
LYCOMING IO-540-C4D5D
Engine Serial Number
L-22754-48A
Engine Horsepower
186.42 kW
Engine 1 Time
577 SMOH
Engine TBO
2000
Year Engine Overhauled or Installed as New
2012
Engine Time Remaining To Overhaul
1423
Engine Specs
Very well maintained aircraft! Much time and money have been spent on keeping this aircraft updated. It is being flown regularly. All the Logbooks are at the bottom of this add, and have very detailed information on what has been updated and serviced with this aircraft.
Props
Prop Manufacturer
HARTZELL
Prop Model
HC-C2YF-1BF
Prop Time
610 SMOH
Number of Blades
2
Blade Composition
Aluminum
Prop Specs
Very well maintained aircraft! Much time and money have been spent on keeping this aircraft updated. It is being flown regularly. All the Logbooks are at the bottom of this add, and have very detailed information on what has been updated and serviced with this aircraft.
Avionics
Flight Deck Manufacturer/Model
GARMIN G500
GPS 1 Manufacturer
GARMIN
GPS 1 Model
GTN 650
Transponder 1 Manufacturer
GARMIN
Transponder 1 Model
GTX330
ADS-B Equipped
Yes
WAAS
Yes
LPV
Yes
Terrain Warning System
Yes
Engine Monitor
Yes
Avionics/Radios
ALL DETAILED LOGBOOKS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ADD.
THE PANEL WAS UPDATED 11/03/2015
Garmin 500/ GDU 620 display unit.
GTN 650-WAAS, NAV-COMM.
KING KX155 NAV-COMM.
Garmin GTX 330.
KING KR81DME.
GDL 88 ADS-B.
PS-PMA Eng. 8000 BT audio panel.
Storm Scope.
2nd Vor/Glide Slope.
JPI EDM 800 Engine Monitor.
Flight Stream 210 Bluetooth.
Exterior
Year Painted
1999
Exterior
Paint is in good condition / Always Hangared
ALL DETAILED LOGBOOKS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ADD.
Interior
Year Interior
1985
Number of Seats
4
Configuration
Passenger
Interior
The interior is in good condition
Inspection Status
Inspection Status
Next Annual Due 8-2025
ALL DETAILED LOGBOOKS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ADD.
Disclaimer: Thunderbird Aircraft Sales makes its best effort to represent aircraft in a highly accurate manner. Even though we try our best to be highly accurate with our advertisement and descriptions, the descriptions we provide are not guaranteed to be accurate. Aircraft are subject to prior sale and may be withdrawn from the market without notice. The buyer must accept complete responsibility to ensure that the aircraft and its components are as described.
Airworthy
Yes
Service Logs

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