# Incident 20210626010919I: Embraer Sa EMB-550, El Paso, TX, June 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2021, 19:42 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-550 (registry code 3260425, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell AS907-3-1E (registry code 33402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-3-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER SA EMB-550
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-3-1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,735 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210626010919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N550BA DEPARTED KDFW WESTBOUND ENROUTE TO KVNY, N550BA DEVIATED SW BOUND FOR WEATHER AND LATER REPORTED A SHATTERED RIGHT WINDSHIELD DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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