# N442DF: Grumman S2F-1, registration cancelled 2002-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2002
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Grumman S2F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-s2f-1) (registry code 3951008)
- Serial number: 255
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A5525C
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=442DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442DF-2002-02-05

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 S2F-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-s2f-1.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 LAX01GA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01GA291), Aug 28, 2001: Grumman TS-2A (N442DF), Hopland, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. The failure of the pilot in Tanker 87 to comply with suggested procedures regarding positive radio contact and orbit entry was a…

## 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 20010827029651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010827029651A), Aug 27, 2001: Grumav TS2A (N442DF), Hopland, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) See NTSB report LAX01GA291A. (.19) on August 27, 2001, about 1840 hours pacific daylight time, tanker 87, a Grumman TS-2A, N450DF, collided with tanker…

## Other aircraft with N442DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442DF): Marsh S-2F3AT, S/N 152826, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1974-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442DF-1974-07-16): Grumman S-2A, S/N T136408. Owner: [State Of California](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20CALIFORNIA), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

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