# NTSB Accident NYC97LA040
> **Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R** · 1997-01-07 · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07347
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-07
- **Location:** ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 259
- **Total aboard:** 265
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A-300B4-605R
- **Registration:** N50051
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an encounter with unforecast clear air turbulence and the flight attendant's failure to use the seat belt.

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