# NTSB Accident LAX98LA104
> **Boeing 737-242C** · 1998-03-04 · RENO, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA104
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09708
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-04
- **Location:** RENO, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.480159, -119.740722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 110
- **Total aboard:** 116
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-242C
- **Registration:** N746AS
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Unforecasted and sudden encounter with clear air turbulence when passengers and flight attendants were not secured in their seats.

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