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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A51EU

SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 11 12/15/1994 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.93

Former holders

  • SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale
  • SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale\SOCATA

Fleet view · 135 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

4

4–5 (n=135)

Horsepower

250

180–310

Year of mfr

1995

1979–2005

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 43
  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 23
  • LYCOMING 0-360-A1D 19
  • LYCOMING IO-540 SER 11
  • LYCOMING IO-540-C4D5D 11
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 3
  • LYCOMING O-360-A1AD 3
  • LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 2

NTSB events

23

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

68

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.17 events / tail · 0.50 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.