# NTSB NYC69F0143: Colonial C-1, N257B, Gardenville, NY, July 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1968
- Place: Gardenville, NY · GARDENVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.8587° N, 78.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardenville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8587&lon=-78.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2932  68/7/28    GARDENVILLE,NY      COLONIAL C-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 845
        TIME - 2045                    N257B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO STRETCH GLIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N257B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257B-2018-05-03), registration cancelled 2018-05-03, S/N 17, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLONIAL C-1
- Registry model: [Colonial C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (registry code 5110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Buffalo Airpark

## Other investigations on N257B (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 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.

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