# N188FS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 1, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188FS

## Aircraft that carried N188FS

- [Cancelled 2022-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188FS-2022-09-01): Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, S/N 7863, built 2014. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLSBOROUGH%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

## NTSB investigations on N188FS (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA20CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA106), Feb 18, 2020: Aerospatiale AS350 (N188FS), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadvertent throttle reduction below idle, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain following a power-off autorotation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N188FS (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20200218002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200218002449A), Feb 18, 2020: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2 (N188FS), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. On February 18/2020, at 1615 EST, N188FS, an Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2, registered to "hillsborough county sheriffs office", conducted a run-on landing at…

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