# NTSB Accident NYC98FA094
> **Boeing 747-200** · 1998-04-18 · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98FA094
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09935
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-18
- **Location:** ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 18
- **Uninjured:** 399
- **Total aboard:** 419
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 747-200
- **Registration:** N623FF
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The injured passengers failure to follow the directions to fasten their seat belts, prior to an encounter with clear air turbulence.

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