# Accident 20150705014149A: Colonial C-1, Chico, TX, July 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2015, 19:26 local time
- Place: Chico, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2900° N, 97.8361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2900&lon=-97.8361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257B-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-1 (registry code 5110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLONIAL C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 12 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705014149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT NOTED THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS ON "ZERO".  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AND WAS SUBSTANCIALLY  DAMAGED.  NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN FUEL TANK.

THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY WHEN SUPPLIED WITH FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 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…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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