# NTSB Accident MIA98LA017
> **de Havilland DH-8-201** · 1997-11-01 · JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA017
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09084
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-01
- **Location:** JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.490053, -81.66941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 17
- **Total aboard:** 18
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DH-8-201
- **Registration:** N988HA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The passengers failure to secure her seatbelt as directed by the flight crew (seatbelt sign illuminated) on initial takeoff climb resulting in her ejection from her seat during an encounter with turbulence.

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