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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560 · Prescott, AZ · February 28, 2026

Date: February 28, 2026 · 15:55 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30CV
Reported as: Cessna 560
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total

N30CVRegistered now · Cessna 560S/N 560-0150 · Built 1991 Airframe modelCessna 560 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Flying back from houston with 7 passengers.

Cruising at 38K, heard loud bang, decompression ensued. He was able to get his oxygen mask on. Called in an emergency. ATC asked if he wanted to divert to flagstaff, he rejected offer. He was now at 10K and told ATC he could fly back to hnd where his hangar is located. A short visual inspection of the cockpit revealed right hand side cockpit window had cracked and was the cause of the bang and following decompression. He flew back to hnd with no further issues.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING BACK FROM HOUSTON WITH 7 PASSENGERS.

CRUISING AT 38K, HEARD LOUD BANG, DECOMPRESSION ENSUED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET HIS OXYGEN MASK ON. CALLED IN AN EMERGENCY. ATC ASKED IF HE WANTED TO DIVERT TO FLAGSTAFF, HE REJECTED OFFER. HE WAS NOW AT 10K AND TOLD ATC HE COULD FLY BACK TO HND WHERE HIS HANGAR IS LOCATED. A SHORT VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED RIGHT HAND SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW HAD CRACKED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BANG AND FOLLOWING DECOMPRESSION. HE FLEW BACK TO HND WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.