N188FS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2 built in 2014. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 1, 2022 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N188FS is reserved by a private party since August 27, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on June 27, 2027.
Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B2 cancelled September 1, 2022
- Serial number
- 7863
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2014
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- January 12, 2015
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2020
- Last owner
- Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office (Government)
Tampa, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N188FS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale AS350 · serial 7863
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.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site