# N416DF: Grumman TS-2A, registration cancelled 1999-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman TS-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-ts-2a) (registry code 3951110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A25WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 136704
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1985
- Last registry action: May 2, 1996
- Mode S code: A4EABB
- Owners when cancelled: [Usda Forest Service Fepp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USDA%20FOREST%20SERVICE%20FEPP), [California Dept Forestry & Fire Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20DEPT%20FORESTRY%20%26%20FIRE%20PROTECTION), [Aviation Management](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20MANAGEMENT)
- Location: [Mather, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mather)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5492° N, 121.2786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95655, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=416DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416DF-1999-02-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman TS-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-ts-2a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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

- [NTSB LAX99GA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99GA005), Oct 5, 1998: Grumman TS-2A (N416DF), Banning, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his maneuvering altitude. Factors to this accident were the mountainous terrain, tailwind conditions, and turbulence in the area.

## 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, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19981005028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028329A), Oct 5, 1998: Grumav TS2A (N416DF), Banning, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. California dept of forestry public use acft was on a fire fighting mission when it crashed under unkn circumstances.(-23) on October 5, 1998, at 1236 hours…

## Other aircraft with N416DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416DF): Beech 200C, S/N BL-124, built 1985
- [Cancelled 1983-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416DF-1983-09-19): Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A), S/N 369, built 1956. Owner: [State Of California](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20CALIFORNIA), [Sacraemento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacraemento)

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