Turbine helicopter

N482DF

2020 Sikorsky S-70I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
704082
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Mcclellan, CA
Registration record

N482DF on the FAA register

Type
2020 Sikorsky S-70I
Serial
704082
Engines
2 × Ge T700-GE-701D
Registered owner
California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection + 1 co-owner
Mcclellan, CA
Certificate issued
2021-10-01
Airworthiness date
2021-06-22
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A5F058
Mode S (octal)
51370130
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N482DF to the current registrant.
  • 2021-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
  • 1998-04-08
    N482DF previously assigned to a Williams Helicopter 205 (s/n 4108); cancelled.
  • 1989-08-18
    N482DF previously assigned to a Bell 204-B (s/n 7074); cancelled.
Overview

About N482DF

N482DF is a 2020 Sikorsky S-70I, serial number 704082. The FAA register lists California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Mcclellan, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 June 22, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N482DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N482DF.

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

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