N260B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Colonial C-1 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 18, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N260B is reserved by a private party since March 17, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 17, 2027.
Colonial C-1 cancelled September 18, 2012
- Serial number
- 20
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 18, 1989
- Last FAA action
- October 31, 2007
- Last owner
- John Wells Aviation Service INC (Corporation)
Benton, AR - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N260B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Colonial C-1 · serial 20
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 TIME LIMITS), AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN (ROUGH/UNEVEN) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
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