# NTSB MIA89TF#01: Aerospatiale AS-350B, N152BC, Okeelanta, FL, December 13, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: December 12, 1988, 21:15 local (Dec 13, 1988, 02:15 UTC)
- Place: Okeelanta, FL
- Coordinates: 26.66016, -80.710922 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6602&lon=-80.7109&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89TF#01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32514/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89TF%2301

## Aircraft

- Registration: N152BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS-350B
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1968
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: Broward Sheriff'S Office
- Registered owner: Aerospatiale Finance Corp
- Departed: FXE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

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.

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