Turbine helicopter

N451DF

2022 Sikorsky S-70I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
705337
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection (Government)
Based
Mcclellan, CA
Registration record

N451DF on the FAA register

Type
2022 Sikorsky S-70I
Serial
705337
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Registered owner
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection
Mcclellan, CA
Certificate issued
2025-10-08
Airworthiness date
2023-12-22
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A57624
Mode S (octal)
51273044
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N451DF to the current registrant.
  • 2023-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2022
    Manufactured (2022).
  • 1988-08-18
    N451DF previously assigned to a Grumman TS-2A (s/n 136639); cancelled.
Overview

About N451DF

N451DF is a 2022 Sikorsky S-70I, serial number 705337. The FAA register lists California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection as the registrant in Mcclellan, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Ge T700-GE-701D engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated December 22, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N451DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N451DF.

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

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