# N188FS: 2014 Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, registration cancelled 2022-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 2022
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airbus Helicopters AS350B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b2) (registry code 1145102)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (registry code 60053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7863
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 2014
- Certificate issued: January 12, 2015
- Last registry action: August 18, 2020
- Mode S code: A15EF2
- Owner when cancelled: [Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLSBOROUGH%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9982° N, 82.3780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33610, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188FS-2022-09-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Airbus Helicopters AS350B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b2.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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