# NTSB Accident ANC97LA015
> **Boeing 737-400** · 1996-12-22 · YAKUTAT, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA015
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07126
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-22
- **Location:** YAKUTAT, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.509193, -139.710662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 39
- **Total aboard:** 42
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-400
- **Registration:** N775AS
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an in-flight encounter with unforecast severe clear air turbulence.

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