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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon HAWKER 800XP · Raleigh Durham, NC · March 4, 2026

Date: March 4, 2026 · 18:01 local
Place: Raleigh Durham, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CDNA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N724JL
Reported as: Raytheon Hawker 800XP
Reported engine: Honeywell TFE731-5BR
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total

N724JLRegistered now · Raytheon HAWKER 800XPS/N 258772 · Built 2006 Airframe modelRaytheon HAWKER 800XP Engine modelHoneywell TFE731-5BRTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Departed ksav and climbed to FL370, shortly after we leveled off, we hear a loud noise and realized our left windshield had cracked. We quickly declared an emergency and ask for and immediate decent. We chose krdu as our airport. The other PIC was sitting in the left seat so we transferred the controls to me and I continued the flight from the right seat without any other issues.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED KSAV AND CLIMBED TO FL370, SHORTLY AFTER WE LEVELED OFF, WE HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND REALIZED OUR LEFT WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. WE QUICKLY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASK FOR AND IMMEDIATE DECENT. WE CHOSE KRDU AS OUR AIRPORT. THE OTHER PIC WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SEAT SO WE TRANSFERRED THE CONTROLS TO ME AND I CONTINUED THE FLIGHT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT WITHOUT ANY OTHER ISSUES.