# Incident 20000505019699I: Piper PA60601, Toledo, OH, May 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GXPA
- Location: 41.6639° N, 83.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6639&lon=-83.5552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160GA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505019699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IT WAS NOT OFFICIALLY REPORTED, THE CLE FSDO LEARNED THAT ON MAY 05, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EDT, N160GA, AEROSTAR 601, SERIAL NUMBER 61-0021, OPERATED BY GRAND AIRE EXPRESS, INC. AIR CARRIER GXPA543E, ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, (TOL), SWANTON, OH 43558. UPON REACHING A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 8000' THE RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. COMPANY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WERE ON BOARD, ENROUTE TO LOUISVILLE, KY., A COMPANY SUB-BASE OF OPERATIONS. OTHER COMPANY PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS USED EARLIER IN THE DEPARTURE DAY FOR A TRAINING EXHIBIT FOR A NEW HIRE CLASS OF PILOTS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEITHER THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER OR COMPANY OWNER, PILOT IN COMMAND, WILL PROVIDE THE AIRMAN INFORMATION FOR BLOCK 31.

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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