# NTSB Incident LAX08IA065
> **BOEING 737-300** · 2008-02-24 · Las Vegas, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08IA065
- **Event ID:** 20080305X00267
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2008-02-24
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.080001, -115.152221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 6
- **Uninjured:** 136
- **Total aboard:** 142
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 737-300
- **Registration:** N648SW
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during descent and the failure of two passenger seat belt attach fittings.  Contributing to the incident was the failure of the operator to comply with the SAIB.

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