Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA N39TT accident near Wheeling, Illinois, August 21, 2023
Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, registration N39TT, operated by N-Jet, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois on August 21, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA403 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 13 minutes of the flight after departing the Chicago/Midway Intl area (KMDW), reaching a maximum of 2,750 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:11 UTC, at 825 ft and 145 knots, descending at 1,216 feet per minute, about 3 km from Chicago Exec (KPWK).
The nearest weather report, from KPWK (2 km away), showed wind 10° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Astra registered in United States (Mode S A4822B).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 21, 2023
- Location
- Wheeling, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Registration
- N39TT
- Operator
- N-Jet
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA403 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago Exec (KPWK)
- Recorded flight
- 13 min, max 2,750 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:11 UTC, 825 ft, 145 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA403; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.