Turbine helicopter

N478DF

2020 Sikorsky S-70I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
704110
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

N478DF on the FAA register

Type
2020 Sikorsky S-70I
Serial
704110
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Registered owner
California Dept of Forestry & Fire Protection
Mcclellan, CA
Certificate issued
2023-10-19
Airworthiness date
2022-09-10
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A5DF23
Mode S (octal)
51357443
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N478DF.
  • 2022-09-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
Overview

About N478DF

N478DF is a 2020 Sikorsky S-70I, serial number 704110. 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 19, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

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 September 10, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N478DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N478DF.

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

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