# N449DF: 2004 Marsh S-2F3AT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Marsh S-2F3AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-s-2f3at) (registry code 5420000, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Honeywell TPE331-14GR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-14gr) (registry code 33864)
- Data sheets: [TCDS T00009LA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00009LA) (California Department of Forestry), [TCDS E18NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E18NE) (Honeywell Aerospace US LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 152838
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, forest
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2002
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A56C5D
- Registered owners: [Usda Forest Service Fepp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USDA%20FOREST%20SERVICE%20FEPP), [California Dept Of Forestry And Fire Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20DEPT%20OF%20FORESTRY%20AND%20FIRE%20PROTECTION)
- Location: [Mcclellan, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mcclellan)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6626° N, 121.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95652, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=449DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N449DF

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Marsh S-2F3AT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Honeywell TPE331-14GR)

- [AD 2011-18-51 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-18-51-R1): Main shaft bearing · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 82 more. Effective Oct 19, 2011

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2011-18-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-18-51) (historical): Main shaft bearing · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 82 more

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB NE-16-18](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-16-18): Power Lever  Loss of Power Control. Issued Jul 11, 2016

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR15GA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15GA005), Oct 7, 2014: Marsh S 2F3AT (N449DF), El Portal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at a low altitude.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20141007019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141007019819A), Oct 7, 2014: Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT (N449DF), El Portal, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot was making his second pass of the day fighting the "dog rock" fire near yosemite. During that pass the pilot made a low pass near very steep terrain…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Earlier aircraft with N449DF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N449DF before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449DF-undated): Grumman S2F-1, S/N 259

## Related

- Other Marsh S-2F3AT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-s-2f3at/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Marsh S-2F3AT: https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-s-2f3at/stcs.md
- The Honeywell TPE331-14GR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-14gr.md

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