# NTSB Accident IAD02LA039
> **Boeing 747-400** · 2002-04-02 · Atlantic Ocean, AO · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02LA039
- **Event ID:** 20020412X00506
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-02
- **Location:** Atlantic Ocean, AO
- **Coordinates:** 37.635734, -72.86206
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 213
- **Total aboard:** 214
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 747-400
- **Registration:** G-BNLS
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane's encounter with turbulence, while climbing to an assigned altitude.

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