# NTSB Accident LAX99LA291
> **Boeing 737-322** · 1999-09-02 · SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA291
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19796
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-02
- **Location:** SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 14
- **Uninjured:** 98
- **Total aboard:** 113
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-322
- **Registration:** N371UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight's encounter with wake vortices from a preceding heavy aircraft.

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