# NTSB Incident DCA09IA071
> **BOEING 767-224** · 2009-08-03 · Bavaro, DR · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA09IA071
- **Event ID:** 20090810X21314
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2009-08-03
- **Location:** Bavaro, DR
- **Coordinates:** 19.736944, -68.554168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 33
- **Uninjured:** 146
- **Total aboard:** 179
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 767-224
- **Registration:** N76156
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's inadvertent flight through the top of a convective updraft that resulted in an encounter with convective induced turbulence. Contributing to the severity of the incident was the unrestrained status of several passengers, contrary to the lighted seat belt sign.

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