# NTSB Accident DCA11CA060
> **BOEING 757** · 2011-05-23 · Boone, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA11CA060
- **Event ID:** 20110525X42547
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-05-23
- **Location:** Boone, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.364723, -81.579719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 185
- **Total aboard:** 187
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 757
- **Registration:** N623DL
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadvertant encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise.  Contributing to the severity of the accident was the unrestrained status of the passenger, contrary to the lighted seat belt sign.

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