"His wife held him down for five minutes so he wouldn’t get out," a witness said. "Fortunately, he hadn't taken off his seat belt."

"His wife held him down for five minutes so he wouldn’t get out," a witness said. "Fortunately, he hadn't taken off his seat belt."

The man was left hanging up to his shoulders outside the aircraft with his head trapped beyond the window as it continued through the air, according to reports.