Single-engine piston

N153TB

1988 Daher TB-30 Epsilon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
153
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO540-L1B5D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
San Diego, CA
Registration record

N153TB on the FAA register

Type
1988 Daher TB-30 Epsilon (FAA: Socata TB 30 EPSILON)
Serial
153
Engines
Lycoming AEIO540-L1B5D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2020-04-09
Airworthiness date
2020-06-13
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0D6FF
Mode S (octal)
50153377
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2020-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N153TB to the current registrant.
  • 2014-08-29
    N153TB previously assigned to a Tecnam P2004 Bravo (s/n 081); cancelled.
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N153TB

N153TB is a 1988 Daher TB-30 Epsilon (FAA model TB 30 EPSILON), serial number 153. It is registered to co-owners in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO540-L1B5D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 13, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N153TB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-11-11 Accident · Carlsbad, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR13CA039
Reported aircraft: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo — a different aircraft that carried the N153TB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with parked aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane make/model.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.