# NTSB Accident NYC97LA187
> **Airbus Industrie A-300** · 1997-09-26 · LONG ISLAND, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA187
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08916
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-26
- **Location:** LONG ISLAND, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.740509, -73.929428
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 162
- **Total aboard:** 163
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A-300
- **Registration:** N14077
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence and the passenger's failure to comply with the fasten seatbelt sign.

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