Socata TBM 850 (TBM8)
The Socata TBM 850 — ICAO type designator TBM8 — is a single-engined turboprop aircraft. It seats about 6 passengers, spans 12.7 m and measures 10.6 m nose to tail. The Socata TBM 850 is not in anyone's collection yet; the first sighting is up for grabs.
Heard by the network
6 Skydex receivers (Baden-Württemberg, Georgia, near Arnhem) have heard the Socata TBM 850 — 51 different airframes, 380 sightings since 25 Aug 2026; last on 11 Nov 2026.
- Fips — 🇩🇪 Germany · Baden-Württemberg · run by @fips — 12 airframes, 34 sightings, last 2026-11-06
- BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 8 airframes, 24 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- fr-wolfheze — 🇳🇱 Netherlands · near Arnhem · run by @youri-tromp — 8 airframes, 21 sightings, last 2026-11-08
- 1337hium — 🇨🇭 Switzerland · near Solothurn · run by @michael-ruedi — 8 airframes, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-05
- sdf-feed68 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Kentucky · run by @sdf-feed68 — 7 airframes, 25 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- Braunschweig, Gartenstadt — 🇩🇪 Germany · Lower Saxony · run by @thatred — 7 airframes, 16 sightings, last 2026-11-08
Operators
- PVL (PVL) — 1 airframe
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 47 private (not named), 4 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- TBM8
- Manufacturer
- Socata
- Engines
- 1 × turboprop
- Typical seats
- 6
- Wingspan
- 12.7 m
- Length
- 10.6 m
- Card rarity
- common