Colonial C-1 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 21, 2026
There are 22 Colonial C-1 airframes on record (built 1948–1964), 8 currently registered. 1 has one or more NTSB accident records (1 records total). Data as of Jul 21, 2026.
22
Airframes
8
Registered
1948–1964
Years
1
NTSB records
Recent Colonial C-1 accidents
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the unsnapped fuel bladder, which resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication, and the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, during which he relied solely on the fuel gauges to determine the amount of fuel on board.