# NTSB Accident FTW98LA243
> **Boeing 757-2B7** · 1998-05-25 · WICHITA, KS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA243
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10090
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-25
- **Location:** WICHITA, KS, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 6
- **Uninjured:** 121
- **Total aboard:** 128
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 757-2B7
- **Registration:** N619AU
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The severe turbulence encountered as a result of the flightcrew's inadvertent flight into a rapidly developing thunderstorm.

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