N257B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Colonial C-1 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 3, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Colonial C-1 cancelled May 3, 2018
- Serial number
- 17
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1956
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 17, 2014
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 2014
- Last owner
- Love Harold D (Individual)
Bridgeport, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N257B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Colonial C 1 · serial 17
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 preflight fuel planning, during which he relied solely on the fuel gauges to determine the amount of fuel on board.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site