# NTSB Incident NYC88IA246
> **BOEING 747-100** · 1988-09-21 · GEORGETOWN, GY · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC88IA246
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26909
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1988-09-21
- **Location:** GEORGETOWN, GY
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 10
- **Uninjured:** 221
- **Total aboard:** 231
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 747-100
- **Registration:** N9674
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF THE PASSENGER IN ROW #6 WAS APPARENTLY NOT RELATED TO TURBULENCE, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER DIED OF CHOKING TWO HOURS AFTER THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.

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