# NTSB Accident CEN25LA380
> **BELL 407** · 2025-09-16 · Decatur, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN25LA380
- **Event ID:** 20250916201008
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-09-16
- **Location:** Decatur, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.254167, -97.580556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N407WA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor candidate’s erroneous operation of the throttle during an autorotation from altitude with power recovery, which resulted in a hard landing.

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