N257B — 1956 Colonial C-1

Aircraft record

Serial number

17

Manufacturer

Colonial

Model

C-1

Year

1956

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-320 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N257B →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN15LA296Jul 5, 2015Chico, TXSerious

   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.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1956 Colonial C-1).

1. May 3, 2018deregistered — Love Harold D

Frequently asked

Has N257B been in an accident?

Yes. N257B appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N257B?

N257B is a 1956 Colonial C-1 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17.