NONE · Aerospatiale AS350 · 2020-02-18 · Tampa, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA20CA106
Event ID
20200220X92633
Type
Accident
Date
2020-02-18
Location
Tampa, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.013889, -82.345275
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
AS350
Registration
N188FS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.