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Colonial C-2

6 on the U.S. register. Built from 1958 to 1959; half of them date from 1959 or earlier. Minnesota has the most (2). 0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Colonial C-2: American amphibious light airplane
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About the C-2 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (6)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 91 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Colonial
Registered
earliest certificate April 13, 1993; newest November 4, 2020

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Minnesota2
Florida2
Michigan1
Illinois1

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual350%
Co-owned350%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
C-261958 to 1959100.0%

When they were built by decade

0234661950
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19506

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20151
20171
20202

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid6100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard6100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

No data

Accident history NTSB records · 2 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2001-09-26CHI01LA330 · C-2 N273B · accident near Faribault, MN · no injuries
1984-05-07CHI84FA180 · C-2 N281B · accident near Stone Lake, WI · 1 killed

The 2 most recent of 2 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Colonial C-2 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

6 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Colonial C-2s?

Minnesota, with 2.

Who owns the Colonial C-2?

0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Colonial C-2s on the register built?

Between 1958 and 1959; half of them in 1959 or earlier.

How many Colonial C-2 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

2 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Colonial C-2 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the C-2 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/colonial/c-2.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 6

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N266B Colonial
C-2
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269B Colonial
C-2
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N271B Colonial
C-2
Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N277B Colonial
C-2
Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2015-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N273B Colonial
C-2
Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 1999-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281B Colonial
C-2
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1993-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes