Boeing 737-522 N956UA
15 July 1997 · Ontario, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1997 at about 03:34 local time, a Boeing 737-522 registered N956UA was involved in an incident near Ontario, California, United States. 113 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:34
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Ontario, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ontario International (ONT)
- Coordinates
- 34.0209, -117.5793
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-522
- Registration
- N956UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Francisco → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX97IA243
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
Probable cause
a laser light source of undetermined origin directed toward the cockpit window of an aircraft in-flight by a person or persons unknown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aircraft was descending on radar vectors for the final approach course when the crew noticed a red laser beam that swept across the cockpit several times. A few seconds later, the laser encounter reoccurred. The aircraft was several miles from the approach end of the runway when the crew saw the laser emanating from a point on the ground north of their position. The crew notified air traffic control of the incident. There was no injury to anyone onboard the aircraft. Investigators from the FDA, the FBI, as well as airborne law enforcement personnel were notified; however, the source of the light remains undetermined. There were no NOTAMs in effect for laser light activity in the area at the time of the incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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