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Models · Marsh Aviation · Turboprops · data as of November 4, 2026

Marsh Aviation S-2

23 on the U.S. register. Built from 1999 to 2005; half of them date from 2001 or earlier. California has the most (23). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the S-2 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
Power
Turboprop, 2 engines
Common engines
Honeywell Tpe331-14Gr (10), Honeywell Tpe331-Ser (5), Airesearch Tpe331 Series (1)
Fuel
Jet A
Seats
5
Built of
steel tube and aluminium
Maker on the register
Marsh Aviation
Registered
earliest certificate February 10, 1999; newest September 23, 2020

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
California23

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Government23100%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
S-2F3AT231999 to 2005100.0%

When they were built by decade · 7 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19902
200014

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20131
20201

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid23100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Restricted1565%
None on file730%
Experimental14%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Usda Forest Service Fepp21
Usda Forest Service - Fepp1
Usda Forest Service1

Fleet pages: Usda Forest Service Fepp · Usda Forest Service

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Marsh Aviation S-2 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

23 as of November 4, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Marsh Aviation S-2s?

California, with 23.

Who owns the Marsh Aviation S-2?

100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Marsh Aviation S-2s on the register built?

Between 1999 and 2005; half of them in 2001 or earlier.

What is the Marsh Aviation S-2 made of?

A welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Marsh Aviation S-2 the component layer

A welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. The design is held under 1 type certificate (T00009LA, held by California Department of Forestry). No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 5 failure reports with the FAA since 1999, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 4.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 1 approved modification exist for it, the most by Marsh Aviation Company.

Failure reports 5 since 1999 · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122199102203116
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
991
021
032
161

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Airframe structure240%
Engine120%
Landing gear120%
Propeller120%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Rib2
Cover1
Pump1
Strut1

Latest reports

2016-03-16Cover: missing · engine
2003-12-24Rib: cracked · airframe structure
2003-12-24Rib: cracked · airframe structure
2002-02-27Strut: failed · landing gear
1999-09-23Pump: failed · propeller

Approved modifications 1 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2002-07-10ST01159LA · Installation of a nose wheel.

Certificates and bulletins

T00009LAType certificate held by California Department of Forestry · 1 model listed · revised November 18, 2002

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the S-2 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/marsh-aviation/s-2.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 23

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N444DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2020-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N436DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service - Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2013-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2003-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N442DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Experimental 2003-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2003-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2002-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2002-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N449DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2002-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2001-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2001-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2001-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2000-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2000-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2000-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N432DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2000-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2000-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N434DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N437DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N438DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
None on file 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N439DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N441DF Marsh Aviation
S-2F3AT
Usda Forest Service Fepp
Mcclellan, California
Restricted 1999-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes