# Accident 20040918022069A: Amtr AIRCAM, Ashland, MS, September 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2004, 13:45 local time
- Place: Ashland, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7544° N, 89.1628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7544&lon=-89.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9074W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRCAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918022069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT TURNED OFF ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS AND ENGINES SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREE. PILOT STATED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO OPEN ENGINE FUEL PUMP SHUTOFF VALVES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA04CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA130), Sep 18, 2004: Lemuel May Leza-Lockwood Aircam (N9074W), Ashland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

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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