Twin turboprop

N442DF

2005 Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
152826
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-14GR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Mcclellan, CA
Registration record

N442DF on the FAA register

Type
2005 Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT
Serial
152826
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-14GR
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner
Mcclellan, CA
Certificate issued
2003-10-09
Airworthiness date
2006-05-04
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A5525C
Mode S (octal)
51251134
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 2003-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N442DF to the current registrant.
  • 2002-02-05
    N442DF previously assigned to a Grumman S2F-1 (s/n 255); cancelled.
  • 1974-07-16
    N442DF previously assigned to a Homebuilt S-2A (s/n T136408); cancelled.
Overview

About N442DF

N442DF is a 2005 Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT, serial number 152826. The FAA register lists Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Mcclellan, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-14GR engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated May 4, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N442DF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-08-28 Accident · Hopland, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX01GA291A
Reported aircraft: Grumman TS-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N442DF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. The failure of the pilot in Tanker 87 to comply with suggested procedures regarding positive radio contact and orbit entry was a factor.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.