# N152BC: 1987 Aerospatiale AS350B, registration cancelled 1988-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS350B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (registry code 8680800)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1968
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1987
- Last registry action: May 1, 1991
- Mode S code: A0D1B9
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7731° N, 97.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75050, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N152BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=152BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152BC-1988-12-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aerospatiale AS350B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19881212069809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212069809A), Dec 12, 1988: Snias AS350B (N152BC), Okeelanta, FL, Destroyed. Lost control after flying into fog at night with search light on. Light caused vertigo. Crashed into everglades.

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