Socata TB 10 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 23, 2026
There are 112 Socata TB 10 airframes on record (built 1979–2003), 52 currently registered. 7 have one or more NTSB accident records (7 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 23, 2026.
Recent Socata TB 10 accidents
The pilot’s decision to depart from an unlit turf runway at night, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and subsequent runway excursion.
The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in environmental conditions favorable for serious carburetor ice during a prolonged wait with the engine at a low power setting before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to recognize degraded engine performance during the extended takeoff roll and abort the takeoff.
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in landing short of the runway, the airplane’s landing gear contacting the runway lip, and substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.
The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing as a result of his failure to adjust the electric trim to the proper position for landing.
The pilot/owner's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies, and the mechanic's failure to reattach the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm following maintenance of the carburetor.
The in-flight separation of the propeller blade tip due to a fatigue fracture.
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site for a precautionary landing.