Accidents
Socata Issues Operator Bulletin in Wake of TBM Crash
The letter, addressed to operators of the entire TBM fleet, reviews the TBM’s pressurization and emergency oxygen systems.

Turboprop aircraft manufacturer Daher-Socata issued Service Information 2014-008, “Review of High-altitude Operations,” in the wake of the loss of N900TN, a TBM900 that crashed with two on board in open water off the northeast coast of Jamaica on September 5. Cabin depressurization and/or hypoxia are suspected factors in the accident.