# Incident 20240126001719I: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, Leesburg, FL, January 26, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2024, 11:03 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777BL) (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 TFE731-3A (registry code 29094, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731-3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126001719I

## Narrative

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

CREW ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED THE OUTER LAYER OF THE COPILOT WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 35,000 FEET ENROUTE FROM KBNA TO KLEE. CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND REPORTED IT

TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. DEEMING IT A NONEMERGENCY THEY CONTINUED THE FLIGHT UNEVENTFULLY TO THEIR SCHEDULED  DESTINATION AND LANDED WITH NO ADDITIONAL ABNORMALITIES.

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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