Flight recordLanded8 legs

Grass Valley, CA → Reno, NV → Grass Valley, CA → Reno, NV → Grass Valley, CA → Reno, NV → Grass Valley, CA

N426DF moved from Grass Valley, CA to Grass Valley, CA on Aug 9, 2026.

Aug 9, 2026N426DF
Complete outing
  1. 1Grass Valley, CAGrass Valley, CAKGOO → KGOOAug 9, 20263:27 PM5:59 PMEDT2h 33m
  2. 2Grass Valley, CAReno, NVKGOO → KRTSAug 9, 20263:27 PM3:49 PMEDT22m1h 36m on ground
  3. 3Reno, NVGrass Valley, CAKRTS → KGOOAug 9, 20265:25 PM5:58 PMEDT33m46m on ground
  4. 4Grass Valley, CAGrass Valley, CAKGOO → KGOOAug 9, 20266:44 PM9:58 PMEDT3h 15m
  5. 5Grass Valley, CAReno, NVKGOO → KRTSAug 9, 20266:44 PM7:04 PMEDT20m2h 11m on ground
  6. 6Reno, NVGrass Valley, CAKRTS → KGOOAug 9, 20269:15 PM9:56 PMEDT41m38m on ground
  7. 7Grass Valley, CAReno, NVKGOO → KRTSAug 9, 202610:35 PM10:54 PMEDT19m24m on ground
  8. 8Reno, NVGrass Valley, CAKRTS → KGOOAug 9, 202611:17 PM11:42 PMEDT24m
Observed movement

Flight record

ADS-B data recorded N426DF flying from Grass Valley, CA to Grass Valley, CA on Aug 9, 2026. No cited public explanation is attached to this movement.

Selected flight record
Leg 8 of 8
Route
KRTS → KGOO
Departure
Aug 9, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
Arrival
Aug 9, 2026, 11:42 PM ET
Airborne
24m
Sources & methodology

Observed movement comes from public ADS-B flight records.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N426DF
FAA type
S2T · Grumman S-2T Tracker air tanker family
Group
CAL FIRE
Registry
United States
Attribution

Attributed to CAL FIRE S-2T Airtanker · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner
USDA Forest Service FEPPValid
FAA Registry N426DF ↗current registry · not dated to this flight
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ADS-B data is a public aircraft-movement record. This page separates observed movement from cited context and avoids passenger claims unless a source document supports them.