N20GF1987 Socata TB21
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Los Altos, CA
- Certificate issued
- Apr 10, 1996
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 27, 1987
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Socata
- Model
- TB21
- Year
- 1987
- Serial number
- 645
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A19046
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1996 – nowCo-ownersLos Altos, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-24-16 | Landing Gear System | Jan 18, 2022 | Airframe (TB21) |
| 2015-24-03 | Stabilizers | Jan 4, 2016 | Airframe (TB21) |
| 2007-02-04 | SOCATA-Groupe Aerospatiale TB 20 and TB 21 Airplanes | Feb 26, 2007 | Airframe (TB21)Certain serial numbers: 1–9999. Only with: Applies only to airplanes without repair REP 20.031 implemented on both sides. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Electrical power · battery · failedAug 16, 2012
SEALED BATTERY DOES NOT HOLD A CHARGE. CONFIRMED BATTERY FAILED CAPACITANCE TEST AT LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. SENT BATTERY TO MFG FOR EVALUATION, WAS TOLD THAT THE BATERY WAS FOUND TO BE DRY AT DISTRIBUTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026