# NTSB Incident LAX97IA161
> **Boeing 737-500** · 1997-04-17 · RIALTO, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97IA161
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07739
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1997-04-17
- **Location:** RIALTO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.099372, -117.379364
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 99
- **Total aboard:** 100
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-500
- **Registration:** N930UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a laser light source of undetermined origin, directed by unknown person(s) toward the cockpit window of the aircraft, while the aircraft was on an approach to land.

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