# N260B: 1957 Colonial C-1, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Colonial C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (registry code 5110102)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1957
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1989
- Last registry action: October 31, 2007
- Mode S code: A27F16
- Owner when cancelled: [John Wells Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20WELLS%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Benton, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Benton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4860° N, 92.5851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72015, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260B-2012-09-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Colonial C-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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