# NTSB Incident LAX96IA032
> **Boeing 737-5H4** · 1995-10-31 · LAS VEGAS, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96IA032
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04715
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1995-10-31
- **Location:** LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.080738, -115.140838
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 96
- **Total aboard:** 97
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-5H4
- **Registration:** N508SW
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flying pilot's inadvertent exposure to an unidentified ground-based laser beam.  A factor in the incident is the lack of appropriate standards by the FAA and FDA for laser light exposure levels to aircrew in navigable airspace.

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