# NTSB Accident ERA20CA106
> **Aerospatiale AS350** · 2020-02-18 · Tampa, FL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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