# NTSB Accident NYC03LA069
> **Bell 47D** · 2003-03-23 · Princetown, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03LA069
- **Event ID:** 20030408X00454
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-23
- **Location:** Princetown, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.77639, -74.036392
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47D
- **Registration:** N74120
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student's failure to maintain control while executing a takeoff to a hover, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.  A factor in the accident was the muddy ground.

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