FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS A51EU
SOCATA - Groupe Aerospatiale
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.