ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132271
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| Date: | Monday 12 December 1988 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B |
| Owner/operator: | Broward Co Sheriff's Office |
| Registration: | N152BC |
| MSN: | 1968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Everglades, Okeelanta, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale, FL (FXE/KFXE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 12 1988 when crashed into the Everglades near Okeelanta, Palm Beach County, Florida, near coordinates 26°36.6'N ,80°86.6'W. Aircraft sank into the water, but the two crew (pilot and passenger) escaped. According to the following contemporary press report:
"Crash Strands 2 Officers Everglades Wreck Critically Injures Undercover Deputy
A critically injured undercover officer and a scratched-up pilot were marooned in the Everglades for three hours after their helicopter crashed late Monday night because no one noticed they were missing.
The Broward Sheriff`s Office pilot, Norman Skar, 34, may have had trouble flying in the dense fog that accompanied a cold front that hit Monday night as the helicopter took part in an operation aimed at airborne drug smugglers, officials said."
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X27465&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=152BC
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=951&count=50]
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=11566
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okeelanta,_Florida
6. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-12-14/news/8803110972_1_helicopter-drug-smugglers-pilot
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2014 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-May-2023 08:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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