Flight recordLanded7 legs

Emigrant Gap, CA → Reno, NV → Grass Valley, CA → Reno, NV → Grass Valley, CA

N425DF moved from Emigrant Gap, CA to Grass Valley, CA on Sep 16, 2026.

Sep 16, 2026N425DF
Complete outing
  1. 1Emigrant Gap, CAReno, NVKBLU → KRTSSep 16, 20261:32 PM2:01 PMEDT29m13m on ground
  2. 2Reno, NVReno, NVKRTS → KRTSSep 16, 20262:14 PM2:49 PMEDT34m17m on ground
  3. 3Reno, NVReno, NVKRTS → KRTSSep 16, 20263:05 PM3:27 PMEDT22m15m on ground
  4. 4Reno, NVGrass Valley, CAKRTS → KGOOSep 16, 20263:43 PM4:12 PMEDT29m1h 16m on ground
  5. 5Grass Valley, CAReno, NVKGOO → KRTSSep 16, 20265:28 PM5:51 PMEDT23m12m on ground
  6. 6Reno, NVReno, NVKRTS → KRTSSep 16, 20266:04 PM6:24 PMEDT20m20m on ground
  7. 7Reno, NVGrass Valley, CAKRTS → KGOOSep 16, 20266:44 PM7:28 PMEDT44m
Observed movement

Flight record

ADS-B data recorded N425DF flying from Emigrant Gap, CA to Grass Valley, CA on Sep 16, 2026. No cited public explanation is attached to this movement.

Selected flight record
Leg 1 of 7
Route
KBLU → KRTS
Departure
Sep 16, 2026, 1:32 PM ET
Arrival
Sep 16, 2026, 2:01 PM ET
Airborne
29m
Sources & methodology

Observed movement comes from public ADS-B flight records.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N425DF
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 N425DF ↗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.