Incident · 1995-10-30

NTSB case LAX96IA032 · Boeing 737-5H4 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-10-30
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-5H4 (N508SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The flying pilot's inadvertent exposure to an unidentified ground-based laser beam. A factor in the incident is the lack of appropriate standards by the FAA and FDA for laser light exposure levels to aircrew in navigable airspace.

Source: NTSB case LAX96IA032

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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