Lemuel May LEZA-LOCKWOOD AIRCAM N9074W

Summary

On 18 September 2004 at about 18:45 local time, a Lemuel May LEZA-LOCKWOOD AIRCAM registered N9074W, operated by Lemuel May, was involved in an accident near Ashland, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 September 2004 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

34.7544, -89.1628

Aircraft

Lemuel May LEZA-LOCKWOOD AIRCAM

Registration

N9074W

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Lemuel May

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashland → Ashland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA04CA130

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation for his failure to assure that the fuel shutoff valves located in both engine compartments were turned on and also the failure of the pilot to have a checklist to outline preflight items.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was equipped with manual fuel shutoff valves located in each engine compartment which can only be accessed while on the ground; the valves were installed following building of the airplane to prevent fuel migrating into the oil reservoir. Both valves were closed when the flight departed, and shortly after takeoff when the pilot turned off both auxiliary fuel pumps, both engines quit. While descending for a forced landing, the airplane collided with and remained suspended in a 100-foot tall tree. The pilot further stated there was no checklist for the airplane which would have prevented the accident, and there was no mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.