California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection

Certificate type not established

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2007-06-25 Operator named in NTSB report
McDonnell Douglas DC 10-10 (N450AX) No injuries PUBU

Operated by California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection (per NTSB report)

The captain's failure to maintain clearance from trees.

Source: NTSB case SEA07TA181
Accident · 2006-09-06 Operator named in NTSB report
North American OV-10A (N419DF) Fatal injury PUBU

Operated by California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection (per NTSB report)

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while maneuvering over rising terrain in a box canyon. Also causal was the pilot's failure to adhere to procedures/directives regarding minimum altitude requirements.

Source: NTSB case LAX06GA287

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N419DFDASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 2000EX2024Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N450AXOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N450AX — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N419DF (DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 2000EX) — records 2006 · registered to SWITCH LTD (owner ≠ operator)