The SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad is an all-metal low-wing, four or five seat light cabin aircraft, powered by a single 250 hp piston engine, fitted with retractable tricycle landing gear. In 1975, SOCATA (Société de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires) started the development of a new light aircraft to replace the ageing Rallye. A universal low-wing four-seat airframe was chosen to be the basic of a new light aircraft line. The prototype, designated SOCATA TB-10 flew first on 10 February 1977. Three development aeroplanes followed this prototype "F-WJZP". Deliveries of the production TB-10 Tobago planes, initially powered by a 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A1AD engine, started in 1979. Next to the TB-10 Tobago the airframe was the base of a family of light aircraft, starting in 1980 with the TB-9 Tampico followed later that year by the TB-20 Trinidad, that was first flew on 14 November 1980. The TB-21 Trinidad TC was a turbo-normalised TB-20 and has a higher operating ceiling and climbs through airway levels a lot faster. More than 2.150 TB-type aircraft have entered service worldwide.
The ICAO code of the SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad was TRIN, this code was deleted from ICAO Document 8643 in 2014 and replaced by TB20

On 28 February 1992, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad s/n 1441 was registered F-GFLN. On 28 March 1994, registration F-GLFN was cancelled as exported to Germany, where the aircraft was registered D-ERON.
On 6 August 2019, the 1992-built SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad D-ERON was seen Stadtlohn airfield (EDLS).

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