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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Morrisville, NC · August 18, 2025

Date
August 18, 2025 · 14:12 local
Place
Morrisville, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6724V
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
674 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was flying IFR enroute to krdu. While descending, the pilot declared an emergency and reported that the left rear window popped out in flight.

During the investigation, a noticeable difference was observed in the wear and tear of the window tube mechanism between the forward and aft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IFR ENROUTE TO KRDU. WHILE DESCENDING, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REPORTED THAT THE LEFT REAR WINDOW POPPED OUT IN FLIGHT.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION, A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE WAS OBSERVED IN THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE WINDOW TUBE MECHANISM BETWEEN THE FORWARD AND AFT.

Other reports on N6724V · 2

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