SOCATA TB 20
13 for sale, 9 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a SOCATA TB 20 ask?
$195,000 is the median of 9 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $175,000–$229,900.
13 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a SOCATA TB 20 fly?
Not published
What does a SOCATA TB 20 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Asking price by year built
Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 2000–2002: 3 for sale, 3 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 2 | 1 | — | $195,000–$195,000 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 | — | $148,000–$175,000 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | — | $204,900–$204,900 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | — | $164,900–$164,900 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | — | $194,900–$194,900 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | — | $263,915–$263,915 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | — | $229,900–$294,900 |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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The SOCATA TB 20 in brief
13 SOCATA TB 20 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1985–2001.
The middle half were built 1986–1995.
How the SOCATA TB 20 performs
It seats up to 3 passengers.
Buying a SOCATA TB 20
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $175,000–$229,900, around a median of $195,000, from 9 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 2,286–3,745 hours, from 11 listings.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the SOCATA TB 20
- Manufacturer
- SOCATA
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: TB 20
- Passengers, at most
- 3
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- Not published
- Cruise speed, fastest
- Not published
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- Not published
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The SOCATA TB 20 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 602
- Median age
- 35 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 11
- Most built in the
- 1990s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
SOCATA TB 20 manuals and documents
- N84AV MTR Checklist (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 1984
- Component Maintenance Manual Shock Absorber (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2000
- SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $3,413
- A flight hour, all in
- $410
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $17,354
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.