# NTSB Accident LAX96LA013
> **Boeing 747-422** · 1995-10-17 · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04726
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-10-17
- **Location:** PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 331
- **Total aboard:** 337
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 747-422
- **Registration:** N191UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with unreported and unforecasted severe turbulence.  A factor in the accident was the passengers' non-use of seat belts during cruise flight.

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