# NTSB Accident LAX02LA146
> **Boeing 747-422** · 2002-05-01 · Pacific Ocean, PO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA146
- **Event ID:** 20020506X00632
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-01
- **Location:** Pacific Ocean, PO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.635093, -130.071029
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 6
- **Uninjured:** 283
- **Total aboard:** 290
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 747-422
- **Registration:** N182UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence and wind shear, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

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