# N257B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 3, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257B

## Aircraft that carried N257B

- [Cancelled 2018-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257B-2018-05-03): Colonial C-1, S/N 17, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Love Harold D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVE%20HAROLD%20D), [Bridgeport, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bridgeport)

## NTSB investigations on N257B (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN15LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA296), Jul 5, 2015: Colonial C 1 (N257B), Chico, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…
- [NTSB NYC69F0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0143), Jul 28, 1968: Colonial C-1 (N257B), Gardenville, NY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N257B (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20150705014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705014149A), Jul 5, 2015: Colonial C-1 (N257B), Chico, TX, Substantial damage. The owner topped off the single fuel tanks four days prior to the accident. The pilot stated he flew "8 to 10 times". Aircrasft was in cruise flight when the…

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