# NTSB Accident CHI03LA172
> **Bell 206B** · 2003-06-20 · Baxter, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA172
- **Event ID:** 20030624X00939
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-20
- **Location:** Baxter, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.397777, -94.137222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N79BH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.  Factors contributing to this accident were the helicopter's low airspeed, low altitude, the crosswind, and the trees.

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