# NTSB Accident DCA17CA042
> **BOEING 737 824** · 2016-12-14 · Denver, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA17CA042
- **Event ID:** 20161216X60544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-14
- **Location:** Denver, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.86, -104.669998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 173
- **Total aboard:** 174
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 737 824
- **Registration:** N24202
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent encounter with mountain wave turbulence.

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