# N260B: 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: September 18, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260B

## Aircraft that carried N260B

- [Cancelled 2012-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260B-2012-09-18): Colonial C-1, S/N 20, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [John Wells Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20WELLS%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Benton, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Benton)

## NTSB investigations on N260B (1)

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 SEA89FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA118), Jun 23, 1989: Colonial C-1 (N260B), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: MALFUNCTION OF BOTH MAGNETOS DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE COILS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (NO CALENDAR…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N260B (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 19890623017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623017409A), Jun 23, 1989: Conaer C1 (N260B), Bremerton, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power. Impacted trees. Tried to land on dirt road. Bad mags and ignition harness. Annualed three days prior.

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