A 2009 TBM 850 with the G1000 cockpit at Daytona Beach, Florida, in February 2023. · Photo: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Daher · Turboprop
TBM 850 G1000 / Elite
The last TBM 850, built 2008–2013, between the analog-cockpit 850 and the winglet-equipped TBM 900.
The G1000 TBM 850 delivers near-jet speed, about 320 knots, for asking prices of $2.25M to $2.70M. It suits owners flying two or three people up to about 1,000 nm; four passengers with bags and full fuel will not fit.
Buy it if
You fly yourself or with one hired pilot, usually carry one to three people on trips under about 1,000 nm, and want roughly 320 knots, a modern Garmin cockpit and turbine reliability for about $2.25M to $2.70M.
Skip it if
You regularly fill every seat with luggage, want a cabin you can stand in, or need a big cargo door for skis, dogs and gear; the larger, slower Pilatus PC-12 does those jobs better.
Biggest compromise
Payload with full tanks. AvBuyer's weights show about 694 lb of payload with all 292 gallons aboard, pilot already counted, so three adults and light bags is the practical limit.
The numbers that matter
Purchase price
$2.4M
typical asking · $2.25M–$2.69M
What it costs per year
$510K
at 300 hrs · one professional pilot
How far it flies
1,520 nm
1,050–1,200 nm with passengers
How fast
320 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
4
5 passengers plus pilot; 3 in cargo mode
Pilots needed
1
Certified for one pilot and usually owner-flown; insurers expect type-specific recurrent training.
Price
What one costs to buy
Typical asking price
$2,399,000
Where asking prices sit
Low
$2.25M
Typical
$2.4M
High
$2.69M
Most asking prices fall inside this band.
Other sites
Priced vs call
with a price / call for price
Seven of 15 listings show a price, from $2.25M to $2.70M; 2025 Aircraft Bluebook values published by AvBuyer run $2.05M to $2.40M by year.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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TBM 850 G1000 / Elite · This aircraft
$2.4M
Sits between the TBM 700C1 / C2 and the TBM 900.
For sale now
None listed right now
Cost to own
What it costs per year to run
300hours / year
Per year
Per flight hour
Estimate — your operator will quote actual numbers.
Fuel, airframe maintenance and engine program rise as you fly more. One professional pilot, recurrent training, hangar and insurance stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
Partial estimate- One professional pilot$105,65021%
- Recurrent training$9,0752%
- Hangar$24,2005%
- Insurance$25,0265%
- Fuel$150,75030%
- Airframe maintenance$115,35023%
- Engine program$80,10016%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 30% of the total.
The JetGrade
70 out of 100 — Typical for its class
Peer group: Daher TBM 900, Pilatus PC-12/47, Piper M600, Piper M500, Daher / Socata TBM 850 (legacy cockpit)
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on speed & trip time, weakest on range & payload.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-09-30.
Where it flies
Sample trips and reach
Typical trips on a map
Nonstop
Depends on weight or weather
Fuel stop likely
3 of 6 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 1.1 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 2.5 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Mountain airport; weight and temperature matter
- 3.0 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm · Nonstop with four aboard and light bags
- 3.5 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm · Nonstop with four aboard in normal winds
- 5.2 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · Nonstop only at economy cruise; headwinds force a stop
- 7.9 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · One stop, typically mid-continent
Lineage
What came before and after
2008–2013
TBM 850 G1000 / Elite
Garmin G1000 cockpit and larger tanks; Elite cargo cabin from 2012.
What changed from the TBM 850
- Three-screen Garmin G1000 with GFC 700 autopilot replaced the earlier analog-and-EFIS panel.
- Larger fuel tanks hold 292 usable gallons, up from about 282.
- Garmin synthetic vision became a factory option for the 2009 model year.
- 2012 Elite cabin: middle seats turn forward and rear seats come out for cargo.
- Elite cargo mode grows the rear baggage area from 13 to 30 cubic feet.
- 2013 models added a solid-state standby instrument and a GPS-linked emergency beacon.
Size and cabin
How big it is, inside and out
Outside
Silhouette · scaled to length
Length
Wingspan
Height
Inside the cabin
Cabin length
Width
Height
Compare
How it stacks up
This aircraft
TBM 850 G1000 / Elite
- JetGrade
- 70
- Price
- $2.4M
- Cost per year
- $510K
- Range
- 1,520 nm
- Speed
- 320 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Cabin length
- 13′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2008–2013
← Before
- JetGrade
- 70
- Cost per year
- $573K
- Range
- 1,520 nm
- Speed
- 320 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Cabin length
- 13′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2006–2007
After →
- JetGrade
- 74
- Price
- $3.04M–$3.12M guide
- Cost per year
- $542K
- Range
- 1,730 nm
- Speed
- 330 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Cabin length
- 13′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2014–2016
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 79
- Price
- $3M–$4.25M guide
- Cost per year
- $524K
- Range
- 1,660 nm
- Speed
- 265 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 16′ 11″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2006–2008
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 67
- Cost per year
- $448K
- Range
- 1,658 nm
- Speed
- 274 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Cabin length
- 12′ 4″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2016–2019
- Daher TBM 900 instead: The next TBM adds winglets, a five-blade propeller and about 10 more knots, with a published range near 1,730 nm, for a higher price.
- Pilatus PC-12/47 instead: A much larger cabin with a cargo door, an available enclosed toilet and more payload, at about 270 knots and a higher fuel burn.
- Piper M600 instead: Piper's newer single turboprop burns about 40 gallons an hour, but cruises near 274 knots in a narrower cabin.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D · 850 shp each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- Flap actuator lube and checks · 400 hr
- Daher inspection cycle · 800 hr
- Engine hot section inspection · 1,500 hr
- Engine overhaul · 3,000 hr
- Propeller overhaul · 4,000 hr
- Annual inspection every 12 months
Pratt & Whitney Canada's Eagle Service Plan and JSSI both cover this engine; ask whether an enrolled engine's plan transfers and what it covers.
Known issues
Engine overhaul approaching
Most listed examples still run original engines at 1,400 to 2,700 hours against a 3,000-hour overhaul interval.
Low-speed torque roll
France's accident bureau linked many TBM 700-family accidents to low-speed loss of control, often on go-arounds with sudden power.
Flap actuator wear directive
A 2025 directive requires flap actuator lubrication every 400 hours or 12 months, with play checks from 3,000 hours.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 10 checked
Daher lists 54 service centers worldwide, added three in the US in October 2025 and sells TBM parts online; Pratt & Whitney Canada and independent shops support the PT6A-66D.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Cruises at about 320 knots at 26,000 ft, among the fastest single-engine turboprops of its era.
- Garmin G1000 cockpit with GFC 700 autopilot as standard; 9 of 15 listed examples have the newer NXi.
- Clears a 50 ft obstacle in 2,840 ft at sea level and climbs about 2,000 ft per minute at full weight.
Limitations
- Full tanks leave about 694 lb for people and bags, so four adults means carrying less fuel.
- The cabin is 4 ft tall and 3 ft 11 in wide, so passengers sit rather than stand.
- Most listed examples run original engines at 1,400 to 2,700 hours, nearing the 3,000-hour overhaul.
The TBM 850 G1000 is the final and most refined version of the TBM 850, the pressurized single-engine turboprop built by Socata, now Daher, in Tarbes, France. From early 2008 the 850 swapped its earlier analog-and-EFIS panel for a three-screen Garmin G1000 cockpit and gained slightly larger fuel tanks, 292 usable gallons. In 2012 Daher added the Elite cabin, whose middle seats can turn to face forward and whose rear seats come out to make a cargo area. Production ended in 2013, when the winglet-equipped TBM 900 took over.
Pilot's take
Pilots describe the G1000 TBM 850 as fast and crisp, an airplane that rewards precise flying. The Garmin cockpit and GFC 700 autopilot cut workload compared with the earlier analog 850, and synthetic vision on many examples adds terrain awareness. The engine is held to 700 shp for takeoff and 850 shp once the flaps are up, but sudden power at low speed still rolls the airplane to the left, the pattern France's accident bureau highlighted across the TBM 700 family. Recurrent simulator training, disciplined approach speeds and smooth power handling are the price of 320 knots.
Who this is for
Owner-pilots with solid turbine training, or owners with one hired pilot, who usually fly one to three people 300 to 1,000 nm and want jet-like speed with single-engine turboprop running costs.
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