# NTSB Accident LAX97LA051
> **Boeing 737-500** · 1996-11-20 · BISHOP, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA051
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07076
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-20
- **Location:** BISHOP, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 112
- **Total aboard:** 113
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-500
- **Registration:** N916UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a clear air turbulence encounter.

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