# Accident 19881212069809A: Snias AS350B, Okeelanta, FL, December 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1988, 21:15 local time
- Place: Okeelanta, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6602° N, 80.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6602&lon=-80.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152BC-1988-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,284 total, 706 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89TF#01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89TF%2301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212069809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL AFTER FLYING INTO FOG AT NIGHT WITH SEARCH LIGHT ON. LIGHT CAUSED VERTIGO. CRASHED INTO EVERGLADES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA89TF#01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89TF%2301), Dec 13, 1988: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N152BC), Okeelanta, FL, destroyed

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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