# Incident 20000307001239I: Beech E18S, Long Beach, CA, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HZZA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62TP-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307001239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) CARGO AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A DELIVERY FLIGHT (CFR PART 91) WHEN THE SIDE EMERGENCY WINDOW FELL OFF THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL TO THE AIRPORT.  NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED BY A PROPERTY OWNER TOHER ROOF.  IT IS BELIEVED BY THE OPERATOR THAT THE EMERGENCY DOOR SAFETY PIN WAS POSSIBLY HIT BY CARGO OR PERSONNEL DURING LOADING OR UNLOADING AND THAT THE EMERGENCY WINDOW VIBRATED LOOSE DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT.  OPERATOR AND FAA FSDO PERSONNEL ARE DETERMING IF A FIX CAN BE MADE TO PRECLUDE A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE.

## Other reports on N62TP (3)

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

- [Incident 19870617055469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617055469I), Jun 17, 1987: Beech E18S (N62TP), Youngstown, OH. The aircraft made a safe emergency landing after both engines failed from fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19801222076431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076431A), Dec 22, 1980: Beech C45 (N62TP), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N3932C during taxi for takeoff at night. N3932C was holding with engines idling.
- [Incident 19800130020289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130020289I), Jan 30, 1980: Beech 18/ (N62TP), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. After receiving clearance to taxi across icy ramp with vehicle & airplane traffic, pilot slid into a forklift.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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