# N278B: 1959 Colonial C-2, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Colonial C-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-2) (registry code 5110202)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 138
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1959
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1968
- Last registry action: February 10, 2004
- Mode S code: A2C44D
- Owner when cancelled: [Larson James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSON%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Wills Point, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wills%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7033° N, 95.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75169, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278B-2013-06-18

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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-2.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 FTW69D0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0107), Aug 4, 1968: Colonial C-2 (N278B), Kemp, TX, substantial damage

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