# Incident 20230615004239I: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, Indianapolis, IN, June 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2023, 16:38 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2JKA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (registry code 4500305, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1125-westwind-astra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230615004239I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 15, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1638 EASTERN TIME, AN ISREAL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA HAD JUST LEVELED OFF AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330 AND THE OUTER PLY OF THE CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE PILOT AND COPILOT PERFORMED THE PROCEDURES FOR A CRACKED WINDSHIELD, DEPRESSURIZED TO BELOW 7.0 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, AND BEGAN A DECENT. THEY ELECTED TO DIVERT BACK TO KIND. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N90AJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210208003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210208003609I), Feb 8, 2021: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (N90AJ), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. Acft touched down, began landing roll, nose of aircraft lowered, deployment of reverse thrust and brake application. Master warning illuminated indicating a…

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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