Incident · 1997-07-14

NTSB case LAX97IA243 · Boeing 737-522 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-14
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-522 (N956UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

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.

Source: NTSB case LAX97IA243

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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