The structure is all composite, a mixture of glass and carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP).

Its wings are unswept and have constant chord apart from a slight rounding of the leading edge at the tips; they carry plain inboard flaps.

The one-piece, all-moving tailplane has a similar plan and is fitted with a central anti-balance tab.

The Rotax engines drive three-blade propeller, the Aero Prag a two-blade wooden one.

[7] On 25 July 2020, shortly after takeoff a TL-96 suffered a structural failure and crashed into a residential building near the city of Wesel in Western Germany, killing both aircraft occupants and one woman in the apartment that it impacted.