Flight recordLanded

Emigrant Gap, CA → Grass Valley, CA

N426DF moved from Emigrant Gap, CA to Grass Valley, CA on Sep 18, 2026.

Sep 18, 2026N426DF
Flight
  1. Emigrant Gap, CAGrass Valley, CAKBLU → KGOOSep 18, 20265:13 PM5:37 PMEDT23m
Observed movement

Flight record

ADS-B data recorded N426DF flying from Emigrant Gap, CA to Grass Valley, CA on Sep 18, 2026. No cited public explanation is attached to this movement.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
KBLU → KGOO
Departure
Sep 18, 2026, 5:13 PM ET
Arrival
Sep 18, 2026, 5:37 PM ET
Airborne
23m
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.