Twin turboprop

N450DF

2005 Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
152341
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Mcclellan, CA
Registration record

N450DF on the FAA register

Type
2005 Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT
Serial
152341
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fepp + 1 co-owner
Mcclellan, CA
Certificate issued
2003-10-10
Airworthiness date
2005-05-05
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A5726D
Mode S (octal)
51271155
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).
  • 2005-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2003-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N450DF to the current registrant.
  • 2002-02-05
    N450DF previously assigned to a Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A) (s/n 421); cancelled.
Overview

About N450DF

N450DF is a 2005 Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT, serial number 152341. 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 10, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-SER engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 5, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N450DF. 2 earlier records involve 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 · LAX01GA291B
Reported aircraft: Grumman TS-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N450DF 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.
1993-07-09 Accident · Grass Valley, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX93T#A05
Reported aircraft: Grumman GS-2F — a different aircraft that carried the N450DF registration before this airframe.

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.