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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-700-1A10 · Van Nuys, CA · June 5, 2026

Date: June 5, 2026 · 07:20 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N445SK
Reported as: Bombardier BD-700-1A10
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total

N445SKRegistered now · Bombardier BD-700-1A10S/N 9596 · Built 2013 Airframe modelBombardier BD-700-1A10 Engine modelRolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710A220Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Aircraft was flying at 45 thousand feet when there was a huge pop almost like a shotgun. Crew noticed the window shattered and they immediately asked for a descent and told ATC what had happened. They noticed the window cracked and couldnt tell how deep so they wanted to start the descent just in case. While descending they took a better look at the windshield and noticed it was only the outer layer thay cracked. So, they stopped their descent and continued on to their destination.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT 45 THOUSAND FEET WHEN THERE WAS A HUGE POP ALMOST LIKE A SHOTGUN. CREW NOTICED THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND THEY IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR A DESCENT AND TOLD ATC WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY NOTICED THE WINDOW CRACKED AND COULDNT TELL HOW DEEP SO THEY WANTED TO START THE DESCENT JUST IN CASE. WHILE DESCENDING THEY TOOK A BETTER LOOK AT THE WINDSHIELD AND NOTICED IT WAS ONLY THE OUTER LAYER THAY CRACKED. SO, THEY STOPPED THEIR DESCENT AND CONTINUED ON TO THEIR DESTINATION.